AI is transforming music production, but growing concerns over transparency, artistry, and human creativity are reshaping the future of the industry
In South Africa, your music is your property, and the law supports you
As we move into a new era of creativity, legal frameworks need to take in the role of human intellect in the creation of AI-generated works
South Africans have been denied the benefits that so many countries have enjoyed for many years
Organisations like Partners Against Piracy, a campaign to protect the livelihoods of content creators by raising awareness about piracy, are gaining traction
The theft of content deprives creatives of a living and harms businesses and investor confidence
The organisation argues that the Copyright Act is unconstitutional because it violates the human rights of blind people. The case will be heard on 21 September
The currently proposed hybrid ‘fair use’ principle does not do nearly enough to protect artists, and will bankrupt them if it forces them to litigate each instance of copyright…
The poorly conceptualised and materially flawed proposed legislation was patched up instead of being rewritten. It will now go to Parliament, which should reject the Bill as…
Reasonable time has now passed for you to act, say the signatories of this open letter to the president and Cabinet ministers
Universities South Africa takes exception to André Myburgh’s characterisation of its submission on the Copyright Amendment Bill
It may have good intentions but it fails to achieve what it sets out to do
Parliament passed the Bill but the president has, for very good reason, did not sign it off
South Africa’s new Copyright Amendment Bill could help the country take an important step in tackling its own “book famine
Critics say the new law will favour tech giants like Google and negatively affect the creative industry
After a blog accused the retailer of stealing the design, it apologised and stopped sales
Backing the draft were traditional media, in urgent search of income at a time when web users shun newspapers and television
Before you sign a consent form for the use of your image, be aware of the far-reaching consequences
A dramatist and petrol attendant who wrote Imbewu is up against entertainment industry heavyweights behind the TV series Imbewu: The Seed
The techpreneur is accused of stealing a drawing of a farting unicorn and not crediting or paying the artist
