CIPIT PARTICIPATES IN THE RIGHT TO RESEARCH IN AFRICA CONFERENCE: A WEEK OF DEBATES ON COPYRIGHT AND ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
Earlier this year, CIPIT traveled to South Africa to participate in and attend a Conference dubbed “A Right to Research ...
Copyright Infringement and Social Media Influencing: The Wakadinali Dilemma
Copyright infringement has once again become an issue of concern in the Kenyan music industry. Recently, Wakadinali, a Kenyan music ...
The Role of Copyright Law in Text and Data Mining Research
Introduction When evaluating the copyright ecosystem within the African continent, a perceived imbalance is identified, where researchers face barriers in ...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: TRADEMARK ADMINISTRATION AND INFRINGEMENT
The continued use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the world we live in cannot be ignored. In the world of ...
TURNING A NEW LEAF: NEW APPOINTMENTS TO KENYA’S COPYRIGHT TRIBUNAL
On Monday, 26th September 2022, Kenya’s Chief Justice, Martha Koome, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chairperson and ...
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: CAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RECEIVE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION?
“Hey, Siri, add milk to my shopping list.” “Hey, Alexa, what is the time?”. This is one example of how ...
THE TRIPS WAIVER PART 2: THE REVISED PROPOSALS
In the first part of this TRIPS Waiver series, we discussed the TRIPS Waiver proposed by India and South Africa. ...
THE TRIPS WAIVER PART 1: THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL
In this series of articles, CIPIT examines the TRIPS1 Waiver and access to health. The series will discuss the content ...