In Inzalo v Chief Albert Luthuli Municipality, the court examined disputes over public procurement, contractual obligations, and alleged unlawful enrichment in the context of data ownership. This case offers a key lesson that you must be able to analyse and […]
Authors Guild sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement for using seventeen authors' works to train their AI-based models. Who should care about this case and why? The Authors Guild sues Open AI in a class action. This is a [...]
Generative AI is revolutionising the gaming industry, creating vast and unique worlds. But with this exciting tech comes a legal hurdle of AI copyright infringements in gaming. This post is for game developers and includes anyone involved in game creation, [...]
The blend of creativity and copyright concerns In the realm of music creation, the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked both excitement and questions about legalities. As AI tools become more common in making music, it's important to understand [...]
South African intellectual property officials have become the world’s first to grant a patent to an AI inventor. Across the globe, several lawyers have tried to register patents in the name of AI inventors. However, each time, they’ve failed. [...]
You decide that as part of your new product, you want to run a promotional competition to promote it. You spend time trying to find the perfect prize and once you find one, you realise that you aren't sure if [...]
You are in discussions with a potential investor, a potential joint venture partner, a licensee or a distributor of your intellectual property. Â Protecting your intellectual property is critical. Â Can you trust them? Â Will they walk away with your intellectual property? [...]
Do you have a robust intellectual property strategy? And why does it matter? Intellectual property is one of the key assets of an organisation. It is becoming of ever-increasing importance in this digital world where ideas and information can be [...]
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 [...]
