Good verdict, dreadful damages: Intellectual property
(2012)
Journal Article
Cobus Jooste's Outputs (10)
Panel: Countering the counterfeit threat - protecting your brand and IP (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Apple v Samsung jury patently wrong (2012)
Newspaper / Magazine
A critical analysis of the verdict in the patent suit between Apple and Samsung, with a specific focus on the quantification of damages.
Piracy of cinematograph film, digital counterfeiting and copyright infringement (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Form over function (2012)
Journal Article
This article is a critical analysis of two recent cases (in the Court of Justice of the European Union and the High Court of England and Wales) addressing the copyright protection of computer programs with a focus on the underlying functionality and... Read More about Form over function.
Regsmening: Immergroen treffers - Gallo Music v Sting Music (2012)
Digital Artefact
The authors discuss the recent case of Gallo v Sting in relation to copyright in musical works and sound recordings and review copyright law in relation to traditional knowledge and works of indigenous origin.
Sosiale media en die gebruik van internet inhoud (2012)
Digital Artefact
A discussion of the development of legal liability for defamation and hate speech in online content with a focus on social media postings, commentary and engagement.
Regsmening: die volkslied vir die volke (2012)
Digital Artefact
This article discusses copyright ownership in parts of the National Anthem and reports on the work done by the authors to determine the legal status of the musical work in question. The result applies the precedent set in relation to Mbube/The Lion S... Read More about Regsmening: die volkslied vir die volke.
Register first in the only way to win domain name race (2012)
Newspaper / Magazine
A review of the development of priority domain name registrations from an intellectual property law perspective with a focus on trade mark infringement.
The numbers game - Trade marks and domain names (2012)
Digital Artefact
In 2008 ICANN (the international regulator of the domain name system) announced the creation of a new set of domain names specifically aimed at brands, institutions and organisations. These new registrations will create a set of domain names not foll... Read More about The numbers game - Trade marks and domain names.