Copyright
The Copyright Section deals with all matters relating to copyright, including:
- registration of copyright in cinematograph films
- litigation, including piracy (civil and criminal litigation)
- licences, assignment and other agreements
- information technology and computer law
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Featured news
Don’t forget your co-authors when claiming copyright infringement
When a copyright is infringed, individual co-authors of the work shouldn’t expect to receive the full amount of damages awarded. To claim the full amount, all the co-authors must be joined as parties to the litigation.
This was the implication of a judgement in the Supreme Court of Appeal on 1 June 2009. In David Feldman NO v EMI Music SA (Pty) Ltd/EMI Music Publishing SA (Pty) Ltd, the SCA ruled that failure of a plaintiff to join the co-authors of a work, or to make out a case as to why it is entitled to sue without doing so, will mean that the plaintiff will not be able to claim all the damages flowing from copyright infringement. |
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Featured office: Johannesburg
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Featured person:
Hickman, Nelia
Partner
Trade Mark Attorney
Tel: +27 (0) 12 432 6309
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The firm practises directly in several Southern African countries and through long-established associates in others.
