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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"Infringement"”.
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Copyright infringement in Zambia versus sustainable development
… much emphasis on the fact that if copyright infringement is to be combated, law enforcement officers, the owners of the various copyrightable works and indeed the public at large much have knowledge about copyright as it is an undisputed fact that 'knowledge is power'.
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Investigating musical copyright infringement: Examining International Understandings of Musical Copyright Infringement for Potential Adaptation into South African Copyright Law
… approaches to musical work copyright infringement law for the purpose of establishing an approach that can be utilised effectively under the South African copyright infringement framework. In doing so, the importance of the various interactive elements of musical works is investigated …
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Mid West–Gascoyne District police officers’ experience with the Cannabis Infringement Notice Scheme
… framework, the Western Australia (WA) Cannabis Infringement Notice (CIN) scheme commenced in 2004. The introduction of the CIN scheme as part of the Cannabis Control Act 2003 (WA) aimed to divert minor, first-time cannabis offenders into cannabis education sessions. As police are gatekeepers to …
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Emotion analytics and their impact : enhanced personalized consumer experiences or infringement of privacy?
The consumer landscape has changed: the balance between supply and demand has shifted, with consumers facing a variety of products and services that are hard to tell apart, resulting in poor brand loyalty, and customers are now overwhelmed with a flood of constant information, leading to reduced …
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Intellectual property rights infringement on the internet: an analysis of the private international law implications
The topic “Intellectual Property Rights Infringement on the Internet: An Analysis of the Private International Law Implications” has become increasingly important as the Internet has revolutionized the traditional understanding of the rules of private international law which govern the …
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From Economic Analysis of Tort Law to Contributory Copyright Infringement and the Substantial Non-infringing Uses
… the issues surrounding contributory copyright infringement and the Sony doctrine. Its primary objective is to establish a coherent framework for contributory copyright liability. Deeming someone contributorily liable involves two distinct levels of assessment. The first level entails …
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Examining copyright infringement and liability in Generative Artificial Intelligence training and use: a legal perspective in South Africa and beyond
… using copyrighted works amount to copyright infringement. It is the duty of this dissertation to examine whether the South African copyright regime would deem it an infringement to make use of copyrighted works for training genAI. In addition, this dissertation goes further to examine whether …
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The infringement of prisoners' right to vote : an analysis of intentions and general principles in due consideration of recent judgements
The right to vote is the most important and often even the only possibility of citizens to participate in a democracy’s governance. Generally accepted democratic principles like the electoral equality and the objective to include all citizens who have acquired their full age and are of sound mind …
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How can emerging technology remedy the deficiency in robust enforcement mechanisms for digital copyright infringement within the South African music industry?
… enforcement mechanisms for digital copyright infringement within the South African music industry, which constant technology developments have worsened. The emergence of technology has been a dual-edged sword for the music industry. While it empowers musicians to reach vast consumers, it …
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A Comparative Study of Patent Infringement Remedies Related to Non-Practicing Entities in the Courts of Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States
… to grant remedies appropriate to the infringement. However, systemic limitations in each patent system often prevent the courts from reviewing disputes.
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A framework using the internal and external perspectives and its application to online copyright infringement: an analysis of copying and communication to the public.
… element in the discussion of online copyright infringement. There are three key instances in which the capacity of a human mind intersects with the development of copyright law. The first is the development of the copyright statutory law, the second is the interpretation of the copyright …
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Protecting technical equipment through patents and design rights against product counterfeiting : what intellectual property rights could be the most effective form of protection in the People's Republic of China?
… counterfeiting and related intellectual property infringement in China. This thesis offers an overview of patents and design rights in the EU and China. Additionally, this thesis explores intellectual property rights that could serve as alternatives for practical reasons, as well as further …
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Copyright in motion pictures : the digital era
… in the law, abuse of such limitations amounts to infringement of copyright. Thus, Chapter 3 deals with the concept of infringement, focusing specifically on infringement in the digital era and liability of the Internet Service Provider, together with how this liability was extended to incorporate …
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Streaming Unauthorised Copyrighted Content: Copyright Liability of Streaming Platforms and Streaming Box Distributors. A Comparative EU-US-SA Perspective
This thesis examines the liability for copyright infringement of streaming platforms and streaming box distributors in the EU, U.S. and in South Africa. As there have been no reported cases in South Africa in which copyright holders have instituted legal proceedings concerning copyright …
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Fiduciary duty in the relationship of aboriginal peoples and the Canadian military.
… justification test developed in Sparrow to the infringement by defence activities of Aboriginal and treaty rights that are now "recognized and affirmed" in subsection 35(1), I submit in the thesis that different legal interests need to be considered in assessing the justification of such …
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Discursive practices around film and music piracy in selected newspaper articles and radio broadcasts in South Africa
… society are served by stories about copyright infringement and piracy awareness campaigns. This thesis employs critical discourse analysis to show that hegemonic interests are ultimately served by news coverage, made up of selected newspaper articles and radio broadcast over a ten year period, …
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Games, copyright, piracy : South African gamers' perspectives
… copyright law and gamers' attitudes to copyright infringement, with particular reference to South Africa. The work provides an overview of the debates about copyright law and digital media, and offers an analysis of attitudes expressed by South African gamers about copyright infringement, …
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Causation in private enforcement of competition law: a comparative analysis of divergent national approaches
… uncertainty of the causal connection between the infringement and the harm. The anticompetitive damage consists in a pure economic loss caused by a market distortion. Here, the complexity of the market structures, combined with the interdependence of individuals’ assets, fuel this causal …
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"Piracy" in regard to ITV, IPTV and Mobile-Television
… Property Law is about Copyright Law and infringement in relation to mobile television, Internet Protocol Television and Internet Television as well as the online services of downloading and streaming. The thesis will contain of five chapters. The first chapter will give an overview of the …
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