Photographs and Copyright
A photograph enjoys copyright protection for a period of 50 years. The 50-year period runs from the end of the year in which the work was made available to the public with the consent of the owner of the copyright, or 50 years from the date on which the work was...
Cannabis: Plant Breeder’s Rights
The protection of Hemp varieties of Cannabis L. was gazetted in the Government Gazette, for the Republic of South Africa, of 20 May 2022. New Hemp varieties can now be protected for 20 years with a sole right of 5 years. During the sole right period the owner has...
How to prove that someone copied your software or other copyrighted work?
HOW DO PROVE THAT SOMEONE COPIED YOUR SOFTWARE OR OTHER COPYRIGHTED WORK? How do you show that someone copied your work? After all, they may have arrived at the exact same set of software instructions to achieve the same result….?? They may have, per chance,...
New directors appointed at Bredenkamp Attorneys Inc.
EXCITING NEWS! We are very proud and excited to announce that we have appointed four new directors: Mitzi Klobbie (B. Eng (Chemical Engineering), LLB); Marolien van Aardt (B.Sc (Chemistry), LLB); Marko Vermaak (Information Science, LLB) and Magdaleen Jooste (B.A....
I paid for it.
I paid for it, so it’s mine: ownership of apps in South Africa Apps became the answer to almost every task that we want completed. If the app is not available, we very often make a plan to get it. Even if it means that we need to pay someone to develop it. So, who...More Blogs
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