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[Guest Post] Long walk to copyright reform #9: The Copyright Amendment Bill ensures fair remuneration for South African creators and performers

The IPKat

The MITT’s work led to amendment of the Copyright Act and Performers Protection Act 11 of 1967 in 2002 , which reintroduced an imperfect and weak needletime royalty system into the South African copyright regime. Indeed, the CAB lives up to its core objectives as set out in its long title.

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Fonts & Typefaces: Are they Copyrightable? 

SpicyIP

Therefore, for the purpose of this post, I will be using the word, ‘font’ to mean both fonts and typefaces. This post only deals with copyrightability of fonts from artistic work perspective and does not explore the copyrightability of fonts as code or literary works. Debunking the ‘no copyright for fonts’ Argument.

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Exploring the Various Facets of Copyrights in Digital Spaces

IP and Legal Filings

Copyright laws play a crucial role in protecting creative expressions such as literary works, artistic works and musical works. This exclusive rights comprises of the right to copy, distribute, perform, license or adapt the work. Secondly, several have contended that DMCA jeopardizes fair use.

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The clash of artistic rights: Warhol, Goldsmith, and the boundaries of copyright in Brazil and in the U.S.

Kluwer Copyright Blog

A third reflection emerges: undoubtedly, Warhol’s work was created based on Goldsmith’s. However, it is important to recognize that all artistic works are influenced by those that came before them. [1] 3] Regardless of the creative level of a work, copyright comes with limitations. 01, out/2002, p.