Peter-Ross v Ramesar and Another (2064/06)
Peter-Ross v Ramesar and Another (2064/06) [2008] ZAWCHC 39; 2008 (4) SA 168 (C); 2008 BIP 306 (C) (14 March 2008)
The court found that the applicant and first respondent collaborated extensively in developing the scientific hypotheses and content that formed the basis of the disputed article. The first draft, prepared by the applicant, bore both parties' names as co-authors and was reproduced almost in its entirety in the article submitted for publication. The evidence, including emails, agreements regarding artwork and editing, and the Invention Disclosure Form, demonstrated a clear intention to produce a co-authored work. The Copyright Act defines joint authorship as a work produced by collaboration wh…
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- Joint Authorship
- Copyright In Literary Works
- Scientific Collaboration
- Declaratory Relief