Court lays out guidelines on ‘fair dealing’ in Moneyweb/Fin24 case

An important development in Thursday’s judgment in the copyright case by Moneyweb is that the court laid down factors that should be taken into account in determining “fair dealing” within the Copyright Act‚ a trademark attorney said. The high court in Johannesburg passed judgment in an application by Moneyweb‚ which sought a declaration that the publication by Fin24 of seven articles originally published by Moneyweb in 2013 infringed its copyright.