Posts Tagged "media"

News reports and fair dealing: Moneyweb v Media24

Posted on May 17, 2016

News reports and fair dealing: Moneyweb v Media24

The recent decision involving Moneyweb and Media24 (Moneyweb (Pty) Limited v Media 24 Limited & Another [2016] ZAGPJHC 81) (full text available here) is an important one for copyright lawyers in South Africa because it is the first time that two provisions relating to news reporting of the Copyright Act 1978 (the Act) have been judicially considered, namely, sections 12(1)(c)(i) and 12(8)(a). In fact, it is the first time that the application of the fair-dealing provision, section 12(1), has received any judicial consideration, whether in the context of news reporting or...

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The press(ing) matter – plagiarism and copyright infringement

Posted on Feb 2, 2012

The press(ing) matter – plagiarism and copyright infringement

A journalist who cannot define plagiarism is nearly as useful as a bucket without a bottom. Similarly, while the nation is expected to rise in defence of the independence of the press (and rightly so), one might be excused for thinking that all members of the media are capable of independent thought. Unfortunately, judging by recent commentary on the SA Press Code, the captains of our printed media understand as little about plagiarism as the ruling party does about intellectual property law. While addressing a hearing of the Press Freedom Commission earlier this week, Barney Mthombothi, the...

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