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South Africa's new plant breeders' rights system comes into force, with notable parallels to the EU system
Reviewed by Jocelyn Bosse
on
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Rating: 5
Urban places as a stage and the CGI and VFX trend: Using buildings in videos to make the ordinary extraordinary
Reviewed by Annsley Merelle Ward
on
Monday, February 10, 2025
Rating: 5
Long walk to copyright reform #10: South Africa's Copyright Amendment Bill has been referred to the Constitutional Court
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Rating: 5
[Guest Post] Long walk to copyright reform #9: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Friday, April 05, 2024
Rating: 5
[Guest Post] Tax Court of South Africa wrestles with “arm’s length” royalties rate for IP licenses
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Monday, March 11, 2024
Rating: 5
Long walk to copyright reform #8: South Africa's Parliament passes the revised Copyright Amendment Bill
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Rating: 5
Long walk to copyright reform #7: South Africa's revised Copyright Amendment Bill is back to Parliament for reaffirmation
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Rating: 5
Some pitfalls of digital streaming platforms' takedown notification system: South African High Court comes to the rescue
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Rating: 5
Implementation through collaboration: Actualising recent copyright reforms in African countries
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Thursday, June 29, 2023
Rating: 5
Long walk to copyright reform #5A: The Constitutional Court of South Africa has joined the walk?
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Friday, February 24, 2023
Rating: 5
Common law doctrines and patent infringement in South Africa: Villa Crop Protection (Pty) Ltd v Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
Reviewed by Chijioke Okorie
on
Monday, February 20, 2023
Rating: 5
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