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Safeguarding Your Ideas: Retaining and Protecting Your Intellectual Property in the South African Tech Industry
Intellectual Property Law
3 July 23
Reading Time: 4min

In today's rapidly advancing world of technology, innovation is the driving force behind progress. For those involved in the tech industry, the protection of intellectual property (IP) is crucial. Intellectual

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Does “Fair Use” exist in South African Copyright law?
Education
9 January 23
Reading Time: 2min

In South Africa, the concept of fair use is codified in the Copyright Act, 1978. Section 12 of the Act sets out the circumstances in which fair use of a

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What happens when AI Generated essays amount to plagiarism?
Film
9 January 23
Reading Time: 5min

OpenAI’s new baby Previously we discussed the nuance in intellectual property laws when it comes to AI generated images. In the latest discussions around AI generated intellectual property, AI generated

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Fast food franchise Pedros lost a legal battle against Nandos after mocking them in a recent advert
Entertainment
8 December 22
Reading Time: 1min

Eitan joined Chai FM to unpack the legal implications. Take a listen. https://www.chaifm.com/podcast/2022-11-16-eitan-stern-director-lawyer-at-legalese-discussing-law-implications-on-pedros-after-mocking-nandos-in-an-advert/

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Dos and Don’ts of Copyright for Advertising and Marketing Professionals
Commercial Law
5 October 22
Reading Time: 7min

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

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Who owns AI-generated images?
Commercial Law
29 September 22
Reading Time: 3min

Recently due to expanded beta access to DALL-E, Legalese was able to utilise the mind-blowing and powerful text-to-image generator. If you do not know what I am talking about then

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Understanding intellectual property rights in non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
Intellectual Property Law
5 April 22
Reading Time: 10min

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

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Why an NDA is only one aspect of protecting your IP when pitching your ideas
Intellectual Property Law
29 March 22
Reading Time: 6min

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

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The links between trading names and trademark
Commercial Law
20 October 21
Reading Time: 7min

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

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Funny how the law protects even creations of our minds
Creative Entrepreneurs
17 September 21
Reading Time: 6min

This blog is brought to you by the Legalese Guest Blogger Program, where we give young up-and-comer lawyers the opportunity to write for us and put their legal minds to work.

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Are my Live Streams Copyrighted?
Film
31 May 21
Reading Time: 16min

I want to be Insta-Famous dahling! If you are anything like me, you are obsessed with makeup tutorials. I absolutely love watching someone transform their face. It’s an exhilarating watch.

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Is your pitch protected?
Film
5 May 21
Reading Time: 4min

Introduction Copyright protection, in South Africa, grants the creator of specific works exclusive rights to perform certain acts in terms of the Copyright Act No, 98 of 1978 (“the Act”).

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