The justiciability of cross-border copyright infringement in South African courts

Abstract: On what basis may a South African court consider itself seized with jurisdiction over a claim of infringement of a foreign copyright? Jurisdiction has two aspects. First, will a court exercise jurisdiction over the defendant? This issue is referred to as “personal jurisdiction”. Second, if a court is called on to apply “foreign” intellectual property laws, will it be prepared to do so? This issue is referred to as “subject matter jurisdiction”...LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law