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Geof Kirby's presentation at SAFREA has been split over two movies, namely: General background on copyright; and the South African government's proposed new legislation. Click on the links to view the individual movies or the presentation online. Geof's Powerpoint...
Judgement was handed down by the Cape Town small claims court in the case of Steve Kretzmann vs. E.TV News, in 2011. Judgement was in Kretzmann's favour, a small victory for freelancers besieged with copyright infringements. The complete documentation, including his...
Legislation governing copyright ownership in South Africa is contained in the Copyright Act 1978 with subsequent amendments and is quite clear on the initial ownership of copyright. Non-Commissioned Work Any freelancer producing non-commissioned work owns the initial...