Author:Zondi, Nokwanda BathabileDate: 2021Indigenous knowledge is a broad term that is used to describe various knowledge systems that are intimately linked with traditional communities.1 It is communicated orally and stored in the memories of people belonging to traditional communities; ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:2012This paper briefly examines the current regime of copyright law in Morocco and seeks to examine the status of orphan works in Morocco, in lieu its membership as the sole African country in the recently signed AntiCounterfeiting Trade Agreement ...Read more
Author:Maziwisa, Michelle RufaroDate:2011The thesis makes a case for the creation of a legally binding instrument to regulate the conduct of multinational corporations operating in the Zimbabwean mining sector. The aim of this thesis is to explore the concept of Corporate Social ...Read more
Author:Kritzinger, JulianDate:2017Online Arbitration is an online alternative dispute resolution (OADR) process that resolves disputes without litigation outside national courts. Due to globalisation and increased e-commerce, international commercial online arbitration has ...Read more
Author:Zomba, Lincoln BennDate:2014'Unknown to most of us, we are living inside and alongside a revolution of stupendous power and energy. It is not a communist, socialist, capitalist or even a religious revolution. It is the ICT revolution, the revolution of information ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:2012A significant portion of copyright infringement in the digital environment is carried out through file sharing.1 Litigation by copyright-holders against individuals and the providers of online file sharing or peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms has ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:27 Apr 2013This paper considers factors that are relevant to recent efforts to formulate Intellectual Property Policies in Africa following the adoption of the Development Agenda by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). It highlights the ...Read morecb
Author:Musiza, Charlene TsitsiDate:2015In 2005 the Government of Zimbabwe adopted a National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Policy to spur growth in the ICT sector. The idea was to transform Zimbabwe into a knowledge - based economy by 2020. This saw some synergies ...Read more
Author:Townsend, Beverley AliceDate:2013This dissertation explores the various legal and ethical difficulties faced by health practitioners and patients alike in the application and practice of ehealth. These include informed consent, the relationship between the doctor and patient, ...Read more
Author:Ncube, Caroline; Abrahams, Lucienne; Akinsanmi, TitiyoDate:2014This study analyses evidence from two South African universities of how innovation activity and research dissemination are being influenced by a new intellectual property (IP) commercialisation law for publicly funded research outputs. The ...Read morecbna
Author:Ndungu, Martha WanjiruDate:2016We live in an economy where intangible assets have become valuable commodities. These intangible assets are created by individuals, or groups who apply their creativity and ingenuity appropriately. The result of such ingenuity and creativity ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:2009Intellectual property (IP) protection has critical consequences for transnational trade in generic medicines, one of South Africa's most important imports. The free transit of generic medicines, unhindered by patent claims, is essential for ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:2012This paper provides a brief overview of the copyright, patent and trade secret protection of computer programs in South Africa and then sets out suggestions for how this protection could be altered or better implemented to create a more ...Read more
Author:Mwaura, Caroline WambuiDate:2019This thesis analyses how Kenya should apply intellectual property (IP) law in the country’s oil and gas sector to foster innovation and support economic growth within the context of the country’s development plan, Kenya Vision 2030. Specifically, ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:27 Mar 2015This chapter considers the regulation of copyright user contracts by contract and consumer protection law in South Africa. The normative regulation of copyright contracts was identified as a significant research gap by Kretschmer et al., who ...Read more
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:2013Intellectual Property (IP) law is expected to provide equitable protection for eligible kinds of works in virtually all industries; to achieve fair treatment of creator, user and societal interests; and to contribute to a country's efforts ...Read morecb
Author:Ncube, CarolineDate:2011This 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 ...Read more
Author:Mwangi, Perpetua NjeriDate:2015This dissertation explores the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) as they relate to publicly financed research and development (R&D) outcomes. Kenya has the opportunity to learn from the experience of the United States of America ...Read more