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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Local Software Firm NLS Sues Kenya Commercial Bank for Copyright Infringement, Obtains Temporary Injunction
Nagalakshmi Solutions Ltd (NLS) is a Nairobi-based ICT company which specialises in provision of banking and financial innovations, which includes Nuron, its offline branch solution....
Read MoreKenya Copyright Board Registers MPAKE as Collecting Society for Authors, Composers and Publishers of Musical Works
Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has registered a new collective management organisation (CMO) to collect license fees and distribute royalties on behalf of authors, composers and...
Read MoreSome Comments on the Draft Copyright (Collective Management) Regulations – 6th February 2017
This blogger’s attention has been drawn to a set of draft copyright regulations on collective management published online here which appears to have been prepared...
Read MoreARIPO Contemplates Voluntary Copyright Registration and Notification System in Member States
During the 25th Administrative Council Session held in Accra, Ghana in November 2001 the Republic of Malawi made a proposal to extend the mandate of...
Read MoreMombasa Court Clarifies Collective Administration of Copyright and Related Rights in Kenya
In a recently reported judgment in the case of Michael Branham Katana t/a Harsutak Bar & 4 others v Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP)...
Read More"We wish you a Merry Christmas" and the Public Domain
The holiday season has come upon us and during this time of the year, some of us sing Christmas carols, as well as sing...
Read MoreBalancing Intellectual Property and the Public Interest: Landmark Decision by Supreme Court of Kenya on Copyright
In 2013, three local free-to-air (FTA) broadcasters filed a suit at the High Court of Kenya claiming that certain digital broadcasters were illegally re-broadcasting their...
Read MoreDraft National Music Bill: Touted Solution to Artists’ Royalty Woes in Kenya
Photo credit: Julian Manjahi As alluded to in a previous blogpost here, the Draft National Music Bill 2016 has been touted as a proposed solution...
Read MoreHighlights: State of Internet in Kenya Report 2016
This month, Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) launched its report “the State of the Internet in Kenya 2016”. The report was launched under its “iFreedoms...
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