The South African National Policy on Data and Cloud was published in May 2024. Data is at the heart of everything and so it is hard to imagine a more important government policy. If South Africa gets its government [...]
You know data is precious to your organisation, but with all the regulations protecting it, it feels impossible to leverage its value. We explore commercialising data (law)fully—with an emphasis on fully. This event will help you comply with the law [...]
Data as a Service (DaaS) is becoming increasingly popular as organisations seek to unlock the value of data without incurring the overhead of managing and maintaining large data sets. DaaS providers offer a range of data sets, from weather and [...]
Who's Who Legal have recognised Michalsons attorneys as being among the world's leading IT and data lawyers. Who’s Who Legal identifies the primary legal practitioners around the world based on independent and comprehensive research. This is especially meaningful as the research [...]
There is a growing trend of organisations using alternative data for various purposes, like making better investment or credit decisions. The reason is simple - data drives efficiency and better decisions. The more good data you have, the better the [...]
Databases and the data in them have become very valuable assets. People often ask, what is the law relating to data ownership? What is a database? How do you define a database in an agreement? How does the law [...]
A common issue nowadays is who owns the copyright in content posted to website posts or blogs - content in the form of text, visual images or the like, where a website allows this sort of participation by users. We [...]
