Artist collaboration disputes have gained increasing attention in South Africa. Many big songs are plagued by disagreements over ownership, royalties and credits. Featured Artist Agreements are designed to minimise such

Traditionally, a producer was seen as the overarching creative and technical supervisor of a recording project, while a beatmaker focused on creating the instrumental tracks, or "beats." In recent years,

In the music industry, Collective Management Organisations “CMOs” are organisations appointed by rightsholders to administer the licensing of the rightsholders’ music and collect royalties on behalf of the said rightsholders.

Another dispute involving the rights to a band/group name has been reported. This time, the dispute involves the well-known songwriting and production duo, The Neptunes. The duo is made up

On 29 February 2024, the South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) announced that it laid criminal charges against the restaurant group Life & Brand Portfolio. Life & Brand Portfolio

Taylor Swift's re-recorded album “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” has reportedly sold approximately 1.5 million units in the United States alone within the first week of its release, making it the biggest

While copyright often takes center stage in discussions about recording artists, trade marks tend to be overlooked.  Outside of recorded music, trade marks can be very lucrative assets for recording

Workplace breathalyser tests and zero-tolerance policies are under the spotlight again. In the recent Labour Court judgement Samancor Chrome Ltd (Western Chrome Mines) v Willemse and Others (JR312/2020) [2023] ZALCJHB

Photo by Luis Gherasim on Unsplash The Sunday World is reporting that veteran singer and composer Caphius Semenya is claiming a 50% share of royalties from a song that appears

Many new companies are under the mistaken belief that obtaining approval for a company name automatically grants them trade mark protection. Unfortunately, this is not true. A company name, as