Copyright is the right given to the author or proprietor of a work that is reduced to material form, the author must be a qualified person. Copyright is property and may be sold, assigned or licensed for use by others.

Copyright vests in Literary works (including novels, stories, poems, stage directions, textbooks, essays, letters, reports, instruction manuals, written tables and compilations, etc);Computer programs and software; Artistic works (including paintings, sculptures,...

The owner of the copyright in a work is generally the creator or author of the work. Can one register their copyright in a work in South Africa. In South Africa only cinematograph films may be registered for copyright protection. For all other works, you can create...