The first-sale doctrine : parallel importation and beyond

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dc.contributor.authorKarjiker, Sadullaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-21T14:21:36Z
dc.date.available2018-05-21T14:21:36Z
dc.date.issued2015-08
dc.descriptionCITATION: Karjiker, S. 2015.The first-sale doctrine: Parallel importation and beyond - research. Stellenbosch Law Review = Stellenbosch Regstydskrif 26(3):633-661.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://journals.co.za/content/journal/jlc_slren_ZA
dc.description.abstractIn 2013, the United States (“US”) Supreme Court gave its judgment in Kirtsaeng v John Wiley & Sons Inc, which appeared to fundamentally change the US’ position in relation to copyright law and parallel importation. The aforementioned judgment serves as an ideal opportunity to reflect on the corresponding legal position in South Africa. As will be illustrated, not only is the South African position very different from that which now exists in the US, but it is striking how different the US legal analysis is from that under South African law. This article will use the Kirtsaeng case to highlight the shortcomings in our current approach to copyright law and parallel importation, and the need to re-evaluate our legal position. Consideration of the legal position relating to parallel importation is not an esoteric, academic indulgence. The law in this area helps to determine the type of market which may exist for a particular product, and could affect consumer welfare. This article will illustrate that our approach to parallel importation is a rather narrow, literal one – based on questionable authority. It is an approach, which fails to properly consider the appropriate domain of copyright law, and fails to have regard to its purpose. What we require is a more far-reaching analysis of parallel importation, based on principles, and the effects on consumer welfare, which will provide a proper basis for future challenges that will be posed in this field by developments such as the emergence of digital copyright works.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers versionen_ZA
dc.format.extent28 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKarjiker, S. 2015.The first-sale doctrine: Parallel importation and beyond - research. Stellenbosch Law Review = Stellenbosch Regstydskrif 26(3):633-661.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1996-2193 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1016-4359 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/104044
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherJuta Law Publishingen_ZA
dc.rights.holderJuta Law Publishingen_ZA
dc.subjectKirtsaeng v John Wiley & Sons Inc, [2013], United Statesen_ZA
dc.subjectParallel importation -- Law and legislation -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGrey market -- Law and legislation -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectConsumer protection -- Law and legislation -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectCopyright -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.titleThe first-sale doctrine : parallel importation and beyonden_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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