Intellectual property protection for e-commerce business methods in South Africa : envisioning an equitable model for SMEs in the tourism industry

This thesis examines the intellectual property (IP) protection of the functional aspects of e-commerce business methods, which are embedded in the methods' underlying computer programs. It considers how South Africa can achieve an equitable balance between creators' interests in securing remuneration and attribution for, and users' interests in securing affordable access to, these methods. The thesis' primary perspective is that of users, and its arguments centre on the position of small and medium sized enterprises that provide accommodation in the tourism sector (accommodation SMEs).

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Intellectual Property Research Unit

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ncube, Caroline

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kinderlerer, Julian

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11319

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11319