South Africa: Freelance Industry Reacts to Copyright Questions

The dispute between Moneyweb and Fin24 over content aggregation, and the looming legal action flowing from this dispute, has disturbing implications for the freelance writing industry.

The outcome of this case is important to the financial survival of the writers who provide the media groups concerned with valuable content for their print and digital publications.

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