Uganda’s 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill: A Turning Point for Creators’ Rights?
Introduction On 13 May 2025, the Parliament of Uganda conducted the first reading of the 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill,1 (hereinafter the Amendment Bill) which proposes reforms aimed at domesticating international treaties such as the Berne Convention for…
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A review of the draft Kenya Information and Communication (Interconnection) Regulations, 2022
While access to quality healthcare is a constitutional right, limited access to healthcare facilities and lack of adequate personnel to address medical needs are active...
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TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VISUAL ARTS’ COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION IN KENYA
Introduction Visual arts, as the name suggests, are works of copyright that appeal to the visuals. In contradistinction to performing arts, they are complete whether...
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The Mou Between Netflix And The Kenyan Government And Why It Is Important
Background In May 2022, the Kenyan Government through the Ministry of ICT, Innovation, and Youth Affairs signed a two-year MoU with Netflix in a bid...
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Key Insights from the Draft Registration of Telecommunication Service Subscribers (Regulations) 2022
Why create new regulations? The mandatory registration of SIM cards caused uproar raising key issues on the legality and necessity of the process. It also...
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USE OF BLOCKCHAIN IN MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Introduction The last two decades have seen a tremendous surge in the development and uptake of digital goods for instance securities, currency, media, and games.1...
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DEVELOPMENTS IN KENYA’S COPYRIGHT LAW: THE COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT OF 2022
You have probably made a phone call once or twice in your lifetime, and when you did there was a ring back tone that played...
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SYNCHRONIZATION LICENSING AND THE ROLE OF COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS
“Ayee rhumba imetamba, Sauti Sol in a di area kumechacha …”, is part of the lyrics to Sauti Sol’s song ‘Extravaganza’, which recently stirred up...
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MANDATORY SIM CARD REGISTRATION: WHY THIS IS ALARMING FOR DATA PROTECTION AND THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY OF KENYANS
The ongoing SIM card registration by Safaricom has been met with opposition, with many Kenyans doubting the motive behind it. All mobile subscribers have been...
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CELEBRATING WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DAY – IP AND YOUTH INNOVATING FOR A BETTER FUTURE
It’s World Intellectual Property Day! According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), World IP Day is a yearly celebration that offers a unique opportunity...
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