Tag: Intellectual Property (IP)

Legislative frameworks for artificial intelligence (AI) highlights the critical need for regulations to ensure ethical and responsible AI development. AI adoption has increased significantly in recent years. In 2018, companies using AI allocated only 5% of their digital budgets to it.

The responsibility for the management of an intellectual property (IP) portfolio for any business is a daunting task. For that reason, many entities create a dedicated position within their broader legal team to oversee and safeguard their IP. Having been thrown into this role myself in my career, I have compiled a list of a few tips and tricks which may stand you in good stead on your first day on the job as in-house counsel, tasked with protecting your company’s IP.

Open source software has transformed the way we develop and use technology, facilitating a collaborative approach that allows developers to access, modify and distribute code, often without any obligation to pay licence fees to an upstream licensor.

Like many companies, we grapple with the ethics of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in our work, which for us is creating brilliant campaigns for our clients. Over the past year or so, since AI really made itself felt, we’ve hashed and rehashed so many questions, especially around content generation: can we use AI to produce copy for our clients? Should we? If so, how should we? What should we tell them about using AI, if anything? And why should they pay us to use AI when they can do it themselves – for free?

An increasing number of jurisdictions are embracing digital nomads as a potential source of economic good, lightly taxed but who contribute to the fiscus through their daily and considerable spending habits. South Africa is no exception, following some recent exciting developments within the immigration policy space.

Global tourism has begun surpassing its pre-COVID-19 peak. South Africa remains a popular tourist destination with the hospitality sector contributing significantly to its gross domestic product (GDP). Competition in the hospitality industry is intensifying, making the marginal and not-so-marginal gains offered by artificial intelligence (AI) a vital consideration for any hospitality operator.

In the fast-paced world of startups, particularly those breaking new ground, the excitement of innovation and market disruption often takes centre stage. However, amidst this buzz, it's crucial for startups to prioritise their foundational business structures from the outset.

As South Africa contemplates the vast implications of BHP's proposed takeover of Anglo American, a closer examination of both companies’ patent portfolios is critical, not just for stakeholders but for the broader patent system in the country.

South Africa joins over 60 countries that will head to the polls in 2024, with heightened risks for civil unrest reminiscent of July 2021 top of mind. 2024 has been dubbed the election year, with voters in more than 64 countries heading to the polls.

Sports Illustrated – which was dragged through a protracted scandal after it was found that its publisher The Arena Group allowed artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content in the magazine, and the subsequent fallout including its CEO being fired and a missed license payment – has recently received a lifeline in the form of a new publisher in Minute Media.