It is not necessary to formally submit copyright applications in order to receive copyright protection. Copyright exists automatically in force...
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How to protect your Copyright
Copyright attorneys will tell you that copyright in South Africa, as in many other countries, does not need to be registered. Unlike patents, trademarks...
Copyright Attorneys
Smit & Van Wyk is an intellectual property law firm located in South Africa. Our copyright attorneys have experience dealing with copyright and trademark related...
Copyright Protection in South Arica
Copyright is just one of the four divisions that fall under the general heading of Intellectual Property, and there are South African attorneys who have had special training in the subject and will...
How to Copyright Films
What is Copyright? A copyright is an exclusive right granted to an author of original work for a limited period of time. For a work to be eligible for copyright protection, it must be original and...
Copyright Photographs
Copyright does NOT need to be registered in South Africa It is not possible to register copyright photographs in South Africa, unlike other forms of intellectual property, copyright vests in the...
How to Register Copyright
Copyright is different from other forms of intellectual property because copyright does NOT have to be registered in South Africa & the UK. Once the work is created in...
How to Copyright Music
Copyright protects original musical works. Unlike patents, trademarks and designs, the rights associated with copyright rest in the author of a work once the work is created in a material...