Caroline B. Ncube

University of Cape Town

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Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives

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Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives

CB Ncube and DO Oriakhogba "Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives" (2018) 21 PER/PELJ
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Dec 2018
Caroline B. Ncube and Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape
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Monkey Selfie; Authorship; Copyright; Photographs; Nigeria; South Africa

Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 21, 2018
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 May 2019
Caroline B. Ncube and Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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monkey selfie, authorship, copyright, South Africa, Nigeria

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Three Centuries and Counting: The Emergence and Development of Intellectual Property Law in Africa

Rochelle C Dreyfuss & Justine Pila (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Aug 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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Intellectual Property, Africa, Colonialisation, Development, Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization

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Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (Aria VIII)

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Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (Aria VIII)

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Nov 2017
Caroline B. Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Chidi Oguamanam and Jeremy de Beer
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa - Common Law Section and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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egional integration, international law, intellectual property, development, continental free trade agreement, WIPO, WTO, ARIPO, OAPI, PAIPO, trade, harmonization

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (Aria VIII)

Open AIR Working Paper No 5/17
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jul 2017
Caroline B. Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa - Common Law Section and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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regional integration, international law, intellectual property, development, continental free trade agreement, WIPO, WTO, ARIPO, OAPI, PAIPO, trade, harmonization

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A Principled Approach to Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement

D. Luke and J. Macleod, Inclusive Trade in Africa: The African Continental Free Trade Area in Comparative Perspective (Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2019)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Oct 2020
Caroline B. Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa - Common Law Section and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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African Continental Free Trade Agreement, intellectual property, trade, law

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Harnessing Intellectual Property for Development: Some Thoughts on an Appropriate Theoretical Framework

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2013
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Feb 2014
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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intellectual property, equity, stakeholder interests, right to work, access to knowledge

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Scoping Study on Access to Copyright Protected Works by Persons With Disabilities

World Intellectual Property Organization, SCCR/38/3 March 13, 2019
Number of pages: 154 Posted: 13 May 2019
Blake E. Reid and Caroline B. Ncube
University of Colorado Law School and University of Cape Town
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copyright, disability

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The Intellectual Property Treaty Landscape in Africa, 1885 to 2015

Open AIR Working Paper No. 4/17, Ottawa Faculty of Law Working Paper No. 2017-37
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2022
Jeremy de Beer, Jeremiah Baarbé and Caroline B. Ncube
University of Ottawa - Common Law Section, Independent and University of Cape Town
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international law, intellectual property, development, data visualization, WIPO, WTO, trade, harmonization

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Calibrating Copyright for Creators and Consumers: Promoting Distributive Justice and Ubuntu

R. Giblin & K. Weatherall (eds.), What if We Could Reimagine Copyright?, Canberra: ANU Press, 2016
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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public interest, copyright, ubuntu, neglected languages, neglected markets

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Beyond the Marrakesh VIP Treaty: Typology of copyright access‐enabling provisions for persons with disabilities

J World Intellect Prop; 1–17, 2020, DOI: org/10.1111/jwip.12144, U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-13
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2020
Caroline B. Ncube, Blake E. Reid and Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Cape Town, University of Colorado Law School and University of the Western Cape
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Access, Copyright, Disabilities, Key Topics, Limitations and Exceptions

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Fair Is as Fair Does: Contractual Normative Regulation of Copyright User Contracts in South Africa

Caroline B Ncube 'Fair is as fair does: Contractual normative regulation of copyright user contracts in South Africa’ in GB Dinwoodie (ed) Intellectual Property and General Legal Principles:Is IP a Lex Specialis? (2015) Edward Elgar 49–68
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Jan 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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copyright, fairness, contract law, consumer protection, reprographic reproduction, South Africa

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The Development of Intellectual Property Policies in Africa - Some Key Considerations and a Research Agenda

Ncube CB (2013) The Development of Intellectual Property Policies in Africa- Some Key Considerations and a Research Agenda. Intel Prop Rights 1:101.
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 22 Jun 2013
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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Africa, Economic development, Intellectual property policy, Evidence, Technical assistance, WIPO, ARIPO

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Evolution of Africa's Intellectual Property Treaty Ratification Landscape

J. de Beer, J. Baarbé and C. Ncube, 'Evolution of Africa’s Intellectual Property Treaty Ratification Landscape' (2018) 22 African J Information & Communication 53.
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Oct 2020
Jeremy de Beer, Jeremiah Baarbé and Caroline B. Ncube
University of Ottawa - Common Law Section, Independent and University of Cape Town
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intellectual property, African policy, treaty policy

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Blue Sky Solutions: A Transformative Vision for the 2030 Agenda

Bita Amani, Caroline Ncube, and Matthew Rimmer (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals, Cheltenham and Northampton (Ma.): Edward Elgar, 2023, Queen's University Legal Research Paper
Posted: 25 May 2023 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2023
Bita Amani, Caroline B. Ncube and Matthew Rimmer
Queen's University - Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town and Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

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Intellectual Property, Sustainable Development, Human Rights, International Law, International Institutions, Nation States, Geopolitics, Partnerships, Finance, Sustainable Finance

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‘Blueprints for A Better World’: The Future of Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development

Bita Amani, Caroline B Ncube, and Matthew Rimmer (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals, Cheltenham and Northampton (Ma.), 2023., Queen's University Legal Research Paper
Posted: 24 May 2023 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2023
Bita Amani, Caroline B. Ncube and Matthew Rimmer
Queen's University - Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town and Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

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Intellectual Property, Sustainable Development, Sustainability, International Law, International Institutions, International Relations

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The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals

Cheltenham and Northampton (Ma.): Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023/ 2024, Queen's University Legal Research Paper
Posted: 15 May 2023 Last Revised: 26 May 2023
Bita Amani, Caroline B. Ncube and Matthew Rimmer
Queen's University - Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town and Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

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intellectual property, sustainable development, sustainability, sustainable development goals, international intellectual property, international law, international relations, international institutions, technology transfer, access to knowledge, access to essential medicines, biodiversity, climate

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‘The People's Agenda’: A History of Intellectual Property and Sustainable Development

Bita Amani, Caroline B. Ncube and Matthew Rimmer (ed.), The Elgar Companion to Intellectual Property and the Sustainable Development Goals, Cheltenham and Northampton (Ma.): Edward Elgar, 2023/ 2024., Queen's University Legal Research Paper
Posted: 11 May 2023 Last Revised: 26 May 2023
Bita Amani, Caroline B. Ncube and Matthew Rimmer
Queen's University - Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town and Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

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History, Intellectual Property, Development, Millennium Development Goals, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations, International Law, International Institutions, International Relations

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Indigenous Knowledge & Intellectual Property

Indigenous Knowledge & Intellectual Property (Juta) 2016 (edited volume)
Posted: 28 Oct 2016
Elmien Wilhelmina J. du Plessis and Caroline B. Ncube
North West University - Faculty of Law and University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property Law, Indigenous Knowledge, Traditional Medicinal Knowledge

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Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa: Exploring Continental and Sub-Regional Co-Operation

Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa: Exploring Continental and Sub-Regional Co-Operation (2016) Routledge
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Harmonisation, Africa, Policy, Law, Administration, Continental and Sub-regional co-operation

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Briefing on Copyright Flexibilities in South Africa

Posted: 18 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 05 May 2016
Andrew Rens and Caroline B. Ncube
Intellectual Property Law Research, University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town

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Copyright, Exceptions, Limitations, Flexibilities, South Africa

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South Africa Executive Policy Brief: ACA2K Project

Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Access to Knowledge, Copyright Law, South Africa

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Location is Everything, on and Offline: The Fairhaven Domain Name Dispute

'Location is Everything, on and Offline: The Fairhaven Domain Name Dispute’ (2015) 10 (11) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 817- 818
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Domain name, Intellectual Property, High Court, South Africa

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The Draft National Intellectual Property Policy Proposals for Improving South Africa's Patent Registration System: A Review

‘The Draft National Intellectual Property Policy Proposals for Improving South Africa's Patent Registration System: A Review’ (2014) 9 (10) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 822-829
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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South Africa, Intellectual Property, Policy, Draft, Patent

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Key Copyright Issues in African Distance Education: A South African Case Study

‘Key Copyright Issues in African Distance Education: A South African Case Study’ (2011) 32(2) Distance Education 269 -275
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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African Distant Education, Copyright issues, Access to knowledge, South Africa

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Enforcing Patent Rights Against Goods in Transit: A New Threat to Trans-Border Trade in Generic Medicines

‘Enforcing Patent Rights Against Goods in Transit: A New Threat to Trans-Border Trade in Generic Medicines’ (2009) 21 South African Mercantile Law Journal 680 – 694
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Patent Law, GATT, Generic Medicine, South Africa, Enforcement, Goods in transit

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Protecting Business Methods in South Africa and Zimbabwe

(2008) 2 International Journal of Intellectual Property Management 1 – 10
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Trade Secret, Patent, Business Methods, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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Watching the Watcher: Recent Developments in Privacy Regulation and Cyber-Surveillance in South Africa

‘Watching the Watcher: Recent Developments in Privacy Regulation and Cyber-Surveillance in South Africa’ (2006) 3:4 Script-Ed 344 – 354
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Privacy regulation, cyber-surveillance, law, South Africa

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A Comparative Analysis of Zimbabwean and South African Data Protection Systems

‘A Comparative Analysis of Zimbabwean and South African Data Protection Systems’ 2004 (1) Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT) 1 – 24
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Data Protection, privacy, privacy legislation, Zimbabwean privacy law, South African privacy law, law reform, comparative law

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Constitution, freedom of expression, South Africa

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censorship, social media, online, information, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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‘ACTA & Access to Learning Materials in Morocco: An Examination of How ACTA Impacts the Creation of a Moroccan Orphan Works Regime’

PIJIP Research paper series, no. 2012-01, 2012
Posted: 17 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Access to knowledge, copyright law, orphan work, Morocco

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South Africa, Copyright, Law and Policy

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Border control, intellectual property rights, Zimbabwe

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Border control, intellectual property rights, South Africa

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Effects of the South African Ip Regime on Generating Value from Publicly Funded Research: An Exploratory Study of Two Universities

J De Beer Et Al (Eds) Innovation and Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa (2014) Uct Press 282-315
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Research, Publicly Funded, Universities, Law, South Africa

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Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Access to Knowledge in South Africa

Matthew Rimmer (Ed) Indigenous Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (December2015) Edward Elgar 543-564
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Law, Access to Knowledge

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Africa Confronts Cyber-Crime

2004 (2) Speculum Juris 312-317
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Cyber-crime, E-commerce, Africa, Regulation

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The Legal Regulation of Identity Theft in South Africa

2005 (1) Speculum Juris 119-123
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Identity Theft, South Africa, Commercial Sector, Law

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‘Electronic Commerce’ (Original Text by Collier-Reed D)

Ma Fouche (Ed) Legal Principles of Contracts and Commercial Law 7ed (2012) Lexisnexis 307-314
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Electronic Commerce, South Africa

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‘Intellectual Property’

Ma Fouche (Ed) Legal Principles of Contracts and Commercial Law 7ed (2012) Lexisnexis 289 – 306 (with Collier-Reed D and Schonwetter T)
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, South Africa

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'The Politics of National Intellectual Property Policy Design and the Provision of Health Services in South Africa'

(2015) 3 South African Intellectual Property Journal 15 – 39
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Law, Health, Policy, South Africa

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‘Social, Ethical and Legal Issues’

(with C Prins &W Singaga) in Satish Jha and Leon Strous (Eds) Ifip Witfor 2007: ICT for Development and Prosperity (2007) Ifip Press, 145 – 159
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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ICT, Developing Countries, Social, Ethical, Legal, Aspects, IFIP WITFOR

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Chapter 11: 'Contracts of Insurance'

D. Collier and K. Lehmann (Eds) a Basic Principles of Business Law (2010) Lexisnexis Butterworths, 291-307
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Insurance, Contracts, South Africa

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You're Fired! The Removal of Directors Under the Companies Act 71 of 2008

(2011) 128 South African Law Journal 33–51
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Company law, Directors, Removal, South Africa

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‘Software Patents’

Sylvia Papadous and Sizwe Snail (Eds) Cyberlaw Iii @ Sa the Law of the Internet in South Africa 3ed (2012) Van Schaik Publishers 123 – 136
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Software, e-commerce, patent, business methods, UK, US, EU, South Africa

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‘Transparency and Accountability Under the New Company Law’ 2010 Acta Juridica 42 – 72

Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Company Law, transparency, accountability, South Africa

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Company Law, Pre-incorporation contracts, South Africa, New Zealand

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When are Complementary Goods Similar? Waterford Wedgwood Plc v Assembled Investments (Proprietary) Ltd

(2010) 1 South African Law Journal 51-58
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Complementary goods, Trade mark, ECJ, South Africa

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Equitable Intellectual Property Protection of Computer Programs in South Africa: Some Proposals for Reform

(2012) Stellenbosch Law Review 438-461
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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copyright, patent, trade secret, protection, coputer programs, South Africa

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Copyright Enforcement: The Graduated Response Takes Centre Stage

(2012) 24(2) South African Mercantile Law Journal 133-147
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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ACTA, Copyright enforcement, digital environment, online file sharing, South Africa

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A New Intellectual Property Organisation for Africa?

(2013) 8(2) Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 114-117
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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PAIPO, Final Draft Statute, Intellectual Property

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A Proposal to Curb Excessive Executive Remuneration

2006 (2) Speculum Juris 259
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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South Africa, Corporate law, directors' remuneration, corporate governance, UK

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New Hope for Africa? Copyright and Access to Knowledge in the Digital Age

(2011) 13(3) Info 64-4
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube and Tobias Schonwetter
University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law

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copyright, exceptions, limitations, access, knowledge