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Why MultiChoice is fighting the war on content piracy

TV

Why MultiChoice is fighting the war on content piracy

Issued by MultiChoice 9 Jun 2025

TV

MultiChoice cracks down on piracy in Malawi

2 Jun 2025

Calum Scott is coming to South Africa in 2026. Source: Supplied.

Music

Calum Scott announces South Africa tour

30 May 2025

Music

What every musician needs to know about copyright

Nick Matzukis 28 May 2025

IP Law

Pirate now, pay later: Long-term cost of copying textbooks

Stephen Goldberg 23 May 2025

IP Law

AI in IP law practice: The good, the bias and the (potentially) unethical

Chezanne Haigh 22 May 2025

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IP Law

Copyright amendments to be read into Act with immediate effect - ConCourt

9 May 2025

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

IAB Bookmarks Awards

#Bookmarks2025: Jury president, Elizabeth Mokwena - An acid test for world-class work

Danette Breitenbach 7 May 2025

Source: © UNESCO
This year, World Press Freedom Day, 3 May, will focus on the profound influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on journalism and media under the theme: Reporting in the Brave New World – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Press Freedom and the Media

Media Freedom

World Press Freedom Day 2025: The impact of AI on media and press freedom

2 May 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Wan-Ifra and OpenAI collaborate on $1.5M fund to integrate AI in newsrooms

29 Apr 2025

AI in Advertising forum: Industry urged to understand, apply, and act

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising forum: Industry urged to understand, apply, and act

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 25 Mar 2025

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

IP Law

Stealing a song is like stealing a car – Let’s treat music rights as real property

Nicholas Maweni, Issued by SAMRO 17 Mar 2025

Call for applications: Samro Music Business Masterclass 2025 with Academy of Sound Engineering

Music

Call for applications: Samro Music Business Masterclass 2025 with Academy of Sound Engineering

Issued by SAMRO 11 Mar 2025

Sheer Publishing, Sintonia Publishing partner to strengthen presence in Africa

Music

Sheer Publishing, Sintonia Publishing partner to strengthen presence in Africa

7 Mar 2025

Social Media

20 years of YouTube: 8 key innovations that have helped the video platform achieve its success

Alex Connock 18 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Bettabets Mathabo Sekhonyana - Dispelling the dazzle: A closer look at AI's real potential

Digital

#BizTrends2025: Bettabets Mathabo Sekhonyana - Dispelling the dazzle: A closer look at AI's real potential

Mathabo Sekhonyana 30 Jan 2025

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Trends

#BizTrends2025: What does IP law look like in 2025 and beyond?

Alicia van der Walt, Tshireletso Tlholoe, and Marcelle Samons 28 Jan 2025

Blind and visually impaired people have the right to convert protected works to accessible formats without having to obtain permission, the Constitutional Court has ruled. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

IP Law

Blind people can access copyrighted works, rules Concourt - again

Tania Broughton 17 Dec 2024

Samro and Soul Candi Institute Music Business Skills Programme empowers 70 members

Education

Samro and Soul Candi Institute Music Business Skills Programme empowers 70 members

Issued by SAMRO 10 Dec 2024

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Consumer Law

Dupe or deal? Navigating counterfeit goods and scams this Black Friday

Nishaat Slamdien 26 Nov 2024

Source: © NBC News The Toys R Us made with generative video was depressing but that will change and fast

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: Entering the wonderful world of generative video... or not

Jarred Cinman 26 Nov 2024

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

Technology

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

The Constitutional Court will hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa that affect the rights of blind people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Legislation & Regulation

ConCourt showdown on copyright bill

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2024

The surprising revolution of voiceover: How hybrid voiceovers keep brands authentic in new markets

Production

The surprising revolution of voiceover: How hybrid voiceovers keep brands authentic in new markets

Issued by VoiceArchive 22 Oct 2024

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Legislation & Regulation

Ramaphosa refers Bills impacting the creative industry to ConCourt

16 Oct 2024

Reigniting the industry: The ACA’s bold path forward

Advertising

Reigniting the industry: The ACA’s bold path forward

Sharleen James, Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 19 Sep 2024

Source: © 123rf This month AI in Advertising examines a key topic in AI: the state of regulation and all the legal issues that this topic raises

AI in Advertising

AI in Advertising: How AI regulation is shaping the future of advertising and its impact

Jarred Cinman 16 Sep 2024

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IP Law

Guide to IP protection: 8 tips for in-house counsel

Mellisa Morris 23 Aug 2024

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IP Law

How PoPIA's protection extends to Pty Ltds

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dale Adams 22 Aug 2024

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

Agriculture

The role of AI in the agricultural revolution and risks of change

Bernadette Versfeld 19 Aug 2024

Artificial Intelligence

How rapid technological progress is transforming the IP property landscape

24 Jul 2024

Nicola Nel appointed global managing director of PROI Worldwide

PR & Communications

Nicola Nel appointed global managing director of PROI Worldwide

Danette Breitenbach 11 Jul 2024

Generative AI is having its legitimacy as an artistic tool tested in the latest recording industry court filing.

4th Industrial Revolution

Generative AI sent to the dock in RIAA ‘BBL Drizzy’ legal action

Lindsey Schutters 25 Jun 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Branching into South Africa? 5 legal facets you shouldn't overlook

Ginen Moodley 24 Jun 2024

Artificial Intelligence

What OpenAI’s deal with News Corp means for journalism (and for you)

4 Jun 2024

The ACA announces 2024/25 board of directors

PR & Communications

The ACA announces 2024/25 board of directors

Issued by Association for Communication and Advertising 31 May 2024

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IP Law

Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 2

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 2 May 2024

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IP Law

Moral rights reserved? Impact of Creative Commons Licenses: part 1

Dale van Reenen and Jeremy Speres 25 Apr 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Auto and General sets the standard in insurance claims

Brendan Seery 11 Apr 2024

Media

10 tips for ethical image sourcing and safeguarding against copyright woes

Christina Kennedy 8 Apr 2024

Source: © Isabella Mendes The Music Business Masterclass (MBM) has been launched by the Southern African Music Rights Organisation (Samro), in partnership with the Academy of Sound Engineering (ASE)

Education

Samro and Academy of Sound Engineering launch Music Business Masterclass

2 Apr 2024

Samro distributes over R33m of digital royalties

Music

Samro distributes over R33m of digital royalties

28 Mar 2024

Social Media

What’ll happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music

Peter Martin 22 Mar 2024

Media

Google moves against notorious spam news website

Nathan Geffen 14 Mar 2024

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IP Law

Swift justice: The copyright tale that produced 'Taylor’s Version'

Heili Potgieter and Dina Biagio 12 Mar 2024

Marketing

OpenAI’s new generative tool Sora could revolutionise marketing and content creation

Omar H. Fares 27 Feb 2024

Media

Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

Layckan Van Gensen 23 Feb 2024

Dalro Visual Arts Merit Award calls for applications

Art

Dalro Visual Arts Merit Award calls for applications

21 Feb 2024

OOH

Notice: Calling all out-of-home media practitioners and brand heads

Issued by Kabelo Kale 12 Feb 2024

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IP Law

Artistry and innovation: The unlikely source of patents

Patrick O'Brien and Dina Biagio 1 Feb 2024