The copyright protection of online user-generated content

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dc.contributor.advisorSchönwetter, Tobiasen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMudau, Siphoen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-27T04:12:54Z
dc.date.available2015-05-27T04:12:54Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractOnline social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube allow creative works to be more easily copied and distributed. This type of content is generally referred to as user-generated content and its creation has become a major component of our daily routine. As a result, user-generated content has the potential to influence not just the nature of social interactions but methods of doing business. The advent of user-generated content poses new challenges to copyright law, the conventional medium of protecting these creative works. The global reach of the internet and the increasing ease of access thereto make infringement of original material more likely and more frequent. User-generated content is also surrounded by legal uncertainty in the areas of defamation and privacy. It is beyond the scope of this paper to deal in any depth with these issues. This dissertation will focus on the implications of user-generated content within the realm of copyright. Specifically, this paper examines whether South African copyright law, in its present state, adequately protect the rights and interests of content creators on one end and website owners and proprietors on the other. This assessment will be guided, in part, by judicial precedent and legislative policies adopted in other jurisdictions.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMudau, S. (2014). <i>The copyright protection of online user-generated content</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12935en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMudau, Sipho. <i>"The copyright protection of online user-generated content."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12935en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMudau, S. 2014. The copyright protection of online user-generated content. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mudau, Sipho AB - Online social networking sites such as Facebook and YouTube allow creative works to be more easily copied and distributed. This type of content is generally referred to as user-generated content and its creation has become a major component of our daily routine. As a result, user-generated content has the potential to influence not just the nature of social interactions but methods of doing business. The advent of user-generated content poses new challenges to copyright law, the conventional medium of protecting these creative works. The global reach of the internet and the increasing ease of access thereto make infringement of original material more likely and more frequent. User-generated content is also surrounded by legal uncertainty in the areas of defamation and privacy. It is beyond the scope of this paper to deal in any depth with these issues. This dissertation will focus on the implications of user-generated content within the realm of copyright. Specifically, this paper examines whether South African copyright law, in its present state, adequately protect the rights and interests of content creators on one end and website owners and proprietors on the other. This assessment will be guided, in part, by judicial precedent and legislative policies adopted in other jurisdictions. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - The copyright protection of online user-generated content TI - The copyright protection of online user-generated content UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12935 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12935
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMudau S. The copyright protection of online user-generated content. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Intellectual Property Research Unit, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12935en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentIntellectual Property Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherIntellectual Property Lawen_ZA
dc.titleThe copyright protection of online user-generated contenten_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMasters in Lawen_ZA
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