Fewer books will be available to South Africans, and the books remaining under copyright will be more expensive, if the country gives in to US pressure to extend its copyright term.
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The defacing of a new Banksy mural in Bristol has raised some interesting legal questions.
Libraries, archives, museums and galleries have finally been included in South Africa’s contested new proposed copyright bill.
New regulations on the use of folklore are a hindrance to local artists.
South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine”.
The US pop singer has been ordered to pay a Hip Hop artist for copyright infringement. But the judgment lowers the bar on musical copying.
As the flag’s copyright owner, Luritja artist Harold Thomas has the right to grant licences to whomever he pleases. Asking the government to buy back his copyright licence could be seen as an appropriation of Aboriginal property rights.
A trademark law scholar explains why the impossible-to-apply standard, dating back to the early 20th century, is ineffective and needs to be abolished.
You can’t teach an algorithm to recognise when something is funny.
A judgment by the European court has extended copyright to all literary and artistic creations, but cheese is still not protected.
South Africa’s copyright law must not continue ignoring the principles of fair use.
The relief that the U.S. didn’t make things even worse for Canada in the new NAFTA should be tempered by the realization that the moment of reckoning hasn’t passed; it’s only been postponed.
Individual creators get too small a share of copyright’s rewards. What Bryan Adams is proposing in Canada could also work in Australia to help authors get paid and keep works available to the public.
It’s worth noting some key points about copyright and ownership before signing up to social media sites like Instagram.
‘Cyberlocker’ illegal streaming sites are in a constant cat-and-mouse struggle with law enforcement.
A new copyright reform law has many up in arms – they want you to do something about it before it comes up for a vote.
Information extracted from copyrighted material should not be seen as an infringement. Such analytical use is good for society.
Blockchain technology is flourishing in an open-source environment, which raises the question of whether current intellectual property laws are the best tools to foster innovation.
A new study has found copyright law can act as a deterrent to creation, rather than an incentive for it.
The leading contender for the Oscars has been hit with claims its theme comes from an unacknowledged 1960s play. What does US copyright law say?
Top contributors
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Reader in Intellectual Property Law, Brunel University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of New England
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Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor (Regional & Metro), University of Wollongong
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of East Anglia
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Associate Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Research professor of Intellectual Property Law, University of Glasgow
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PhD Candidate, Law, Western University
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Professor, University of Gondar
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Professor of Intellectual Property Law, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Musicology, Dan School of Drama & Music, Queen's University, Ontario
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Copyright Specialist, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law, University of Portsmouth