NATURE OF COPYRIGHT Copyright is a body of law that provides creators of written and other works with the power to exercise control over the commercial exploitation of their works. The rationale is to place authors in a position to derive material benefits from the fruits of their labours in creating original works, thus providing […]
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the Bills. These comments are submitted pursuant to the invitation extended by the Select Committee on Trade and Industry, Economic Development, Small Business […]
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill, the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments on the Bills. These comments are submitted pursuant to the invitation extended by the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance, Economic Opportunities […]
Here is the downloadable version of Prof Owen Dean‘s amicus curiae founding affidavit in the matter of Blind SA v Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition [2022] ZACC 33. Download here
I am a struggling author. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t struggle to put the proverbial pen to paper. On the contrary, the words flow easily and in abundance. I fondly believe that I have a way with words – I receive complimentary comments. I have lots of stories to tell. I want to tell […]
A basic primer on the fair dealing exemptions in copyright law, composed by Professor Owen Dean, now available for download here: Copyright Exemptions Unpacked
A basic primer on copyright law, composed by Professor Owen Dean, now available for download here: Copyright Unpacked
STATUS OF THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL For literally years, informed commentators on copyright law have been telling the Government that the Copyright Amendment Bill is fundamentally flawed, badly drafted and misguided in many respects. Alas, none so blind as those who will not see and none so deaf as those who will not hear! The […]
THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED Watch the video of the lecture below. The 2022 annual intellectual property law public lecture, presented by the Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, will address influence or infringement in music. The lecture will be delivered by Owen Salmon SC from the Johannesburg Bar, […]
Following its comprehensive review and comments submitted on the various versions of the Copyright Amendment Bill (2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021), the Chair of IP law has again submitted comments specifically pertaining to additional definitions and clauses in the Amendment Bill. The full text of the Chair’s comments is available for download here. Download comments
