Blogging and censorship
As defined in our earlier post, blogging is part of web content that allows people to create their own content and interact with content from others. Censorship places limits on the ideas that can be shared as part of that…
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Is Kenya Ready for Unique Identifiers? Part I
By Francis Monyango It is reported that some 1.6 million students have registered to sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) and Kenya...
Read MoreAfrican Regional Intellectual Property Organization Redoubles Efforts on Copyright and Related Rights Agenda
‘In as much as some people might hold the view that copyright is the least important of intellectual property assets [sic], creative industries are at...
Read MoreIntellectual Property in Kenya: Protection of Social Media Platforms
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual property law class, I divided...
Read MoreProposed Domestication of Marrakesh Treaty in Kenya
The Government of the Republic of Kenya, on June 2, 2017, deposited with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) its instrument of ratification of the Marrakesh...
Read MoreTowards a Counterfeit-Free Kenya: Anti-Counterfeit Agency Bold New Roadmap – Part 2
The Anti-Counterfeit Act was assented to on December 24th 2008 and soon after the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) was established with the mandate to administer anti-counterfeiting...
Read MoreInside the CMO – PERAK – KAHC Tariff for Hotels, Bars and Restaurants: Part 2
The Copyright Act of 2001 is an Act of Parliament to make provision for copyright in literary, musical and artistic works, audio-visual works, sound recordings,...
Read MoreA New Look at High Tech Hubs in the 'Digital Savannah': Part 2
In Part 1, we introduced our recently published paper titled: “A Framework for Assessing Technology Hubs in Africa” and briefly explained our three tiered approach...
Read More#CIPITat5: CIPIT Turns 5 Years Old!
5 years later, CIPIT remains the only University-based research centre on intellectual property and information technology law anywhere in East and Central Africa. CIPIT’s Mission...
Read MoreAdvertising Agency and National Airline Sued for Image Rights Violation
According to media reports in June 15, 2017 Purity Njogu, a model, moved to court and sued advertising agency ScanGroup Limited for continued use of...
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