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Supplied image: Bad Bunny replica (top and bottom) and Carrasco's original house (middle)

IP Law

Bad Bunny lawsuit: Can you copyright a house?

Nishaat Slamdien 24 Jun 2026

Talor Swift for her Life of a showgirl album. Source: TAS Rights Management.

Branding

Taylor Swift faces trademark battle over The Life of a Showgirl

29 May 2026

Artificial Intelligence

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection tool to journalists

11 Mar 2026

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IP Law

South Africa's copyright revolution: New protections for digital creators

Millisanté de Wee-Petersen and Kallen Hoather-Murphy 26 Feb 2026

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IP Law

How Miss Marple and Rachmaninoff highlight cross-jurisdictional copyright issues

Lodewyk Cilliers 17 Feb 2026

Image: One of the many iterations of official Springbok merchandise © Shan Radcliffe

IP Law

Registered design rights: Valuable but overlooked form of IP protection

Patrick O’Brien 9 Dec 2025

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Media

Facebook promotes rubbish because it doesn’t understand indigenous languages

Thembi Siaga and Anton van Zyl 4 Dec 2025

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

IP Law

From Peak to Cliff: The legal and ethical saga of video game copycats

Peter Mercuur 2 Dec 2025

HR Tools & Software

Why AI can't substitute human judgment in psycho-legal work - part 2

Natasha Gerber 24 Nov 2025

Law Practice

AI hallucinations and bogus citations: Attorneys, you've been warned

Tim Laurens 6 Aug 2025

IP Law

Pirate now, pay later: Long-term cost of copying textbooks

Stephen Goldberg 23 May 2025

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

Artificial Intelligence

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

Generative AI is having its legitimacy as an artistic tool tested in the latest recording industry court filing.

4th Industrial Revolution

Generative AI sent to the dock in RIAA ‘BBL Drizzy’ legal action

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

Artificial Intelligence

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

4 Jun 2024

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IP Law

Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 2

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 2 May 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

Brendan Seery 11 Apr 2024

Media

10 tips for ethical image sourcing and safeguarding against copyright woes

Christina Kennedy 8 Apr 2024

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IP Law

Swift justice: The copyright tale that produced 'Taylor’s Version'

Heili Potgieter and Dina Biagio 12 Mar 2024

Marketing

OpenAI’s new generative tool Sora could revolutionise marketing and content creation

Omar H. Fares 27 Feb 2024

Kantar’s Media and Trends Predictions for 2024: the advertising-based video on demand revolution

Trends

Kantar’s Media and Trends Predictions for 2024: the advertising-based video on demand revolution

Issued by Kantar 20 Nov 2023

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IP Law

Bye-bye Twitter birdie - gone but still under trade mark

Merlene Engelbrecht 10 Aug 2023

The music industry in SA needs to innovate more

Music

The music industry in SA needs to innovate more

Siya Metane 12 Jun 2023

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IP Law

Ed Sheeran victorious after copyright dispute fails to get it on

Jani Cronjé and Jared de Canha 11 May 2023

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IP Law

Under the influencer: Trade mark and copyright infringement

Amani Patel 23 Mar 2023

ChatGPT and copyright in South Africa: What you need to know

Software

ChatGPT and copyright in South Africa: What you need to know

Carla Collett 2 Mar 2023

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IP Law

5,000 counterfeit remotes destroyed as MultiChoice backs fight against piracy

28 Feb 2023

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IP Law

ChatGPT: Deepfake and copyright concerns

Stefaans Gerber and Alisha Muller 8 Feb 2023

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Streaming

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Dec 2022

Tyrone Walker is a Senior Associate at KISCH IP

IP Law

Know-how, trade secrets and the additional protection by copyright

Tyrone Walker 25 Oct 2022

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IP Law

Decoding copyright and infringement of cloud-based software

Dina Biagio and Patrick o' Brien 27 Sep 2022

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IP Law

IP is the name of the game

Brett Weinberg 8 Sep 2022

Advertising

Dos and don'ts of copyright for advertising and marketing professionals

Merlene Engelbrecht 16 Aug 2022

IP Law

The shape of sound - unpacking Ed Sheeran copyright ruling

12 Apr 2022

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IP Law

Facing the music: Pop stars embroiled in copyright infringement suits

Jani Cronjé and Jared de Canha 30 Mar 2022

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IP Law

Dotting I's and crossing T's when it comes to trade marks and NFTs

Darshan Moodley and Aniqa Bawa 24 Mar 2022

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IP Law

Plagiarism or copyright infringement: The difference and overlap

Sonica Wilken 27 Jan 2022

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IP Law

Open-source software: The copyleft of copyright

Dawid Prozesky 14 Dec 2021

The relationship between non-fungible tokens and IP rights

IP Law

The relationship between non-fungible tokens and IP rights

Brett Weinberg 3 Dec 2021

Artists protest outside the Department of Arts and Culture in Pretoria in May. Photo: Julia Evans/GroundUp

Music

SA music industry exposed: the money is not going to the artists

Niki Moore 29 Nov 2021

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IP Law

Met Gala: A stage for extravagent outfits and copyright infringement

Shaawn Legodi 10 Nov 2021

Why a clear IP strategy is critical to securing VC funding

Legal Regulations

Why a clear IP strategy is critical to securing VC funding

Dina Biagio 23 Aug 2021

Music education can aid skills development for the future workplace

Skills Training

Music education can aid skills development for the future workplace

28 Jul 2021

Tips to avoiding the blurred lines of musical copyright

IP Law

Tips to avoiding the blurred lines of musical copyright

Hugh Melamdowitz 10 May 2021

Data as currency: how to use and monetise data

IP Law

Data as currency: how to use and monetise data

Dina Biagio 26 Apr 2021

What are the IP implications of virtual reality?

IP Law

What are the IP implications of virtual reality?

Nicole Smalberger 19 Nov 2020

Police officers detain Sahara Reporters journalist Victor Ogungbenro during a protest in Lagos, Nigeria, on August 5, 2019. Staff at the online newspaper report sustained harassment targeting them and their website. Credit: CPJ/AP/Sunday Alamba.

Media Freedom

US-Nigeria website censored

12 Dec 2019

Over 900,000 users affected by fake video games spreading malware

Cybersecurity

Over 900,000 users affected by fake video games spreading malware

28 Jun 2019

Copyright law does not protect the taste of cheese

FMCG

Copyright law does not protect the taste of cheese

Estelle Derclaye 22 Jan 2019