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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Negative Intellectual Property Spaces: The Case of the “TV Format”
By Wanjiku Karanja** Intellectual Property (IP) scholars Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman coined the term “Intellectual Property’s Negative Space” as encompassing any “substantial area of...
Read MoreBook Review: “Wikipedia and the Politics of Openness” by Nathaniel Tkacz
By Wanjiku Karanja** The Internet, as a ubiquitous platform, was founded on the principles of openness, participation and collaborative development. ‘Openness’ in this context refers...
Read MoreEnacting a Performers Protection Act in Kenya: Possible Solution in Post-Beijing Treaty Era
Image credit: Sessionville Following a previous blogpost here on the constitutionality of s30A of the Copyright Act and the role of CMOs, this blogger will...
Read MoreListening to the Skiza Tunes Millions: Section 30A of the Copyright Act Unconstitutional and Role of Collecting Societies
Image credit: YouTube Skiza or “sikiza” is the Kiswahili word for listen or pay attention. Skiza Tunes is a caller ring back tone service run...
Read MoreAfrican States Urged to Ratify and Domesticate #MarrakeshTreaty
On September 30, 2016 the Marrakesh Treaty — the international agreement to improve access to copyrighted works for the blind and visually impaired — enters...
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On Thursday 29th September, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) and CIPIT were hosted by the Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) at the Nailab to speak...
Read MoreIs Lack of Transparency and Accountability to Blame for Poor Performance by African CMOs?
African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has recently published the findings of a survey on collective management organisations (CMOs) conducted among its member states. A...
Read MoreScreenshot Copyright Infringement on Social Media
By Linda Kimalel** Image Credit: www.businessinsider.com The terms and conditions of most social media sites stipulate that the users reserve the right to determine who...
Read MoreBeyonce's Lemonade v. Fulks' Palinoia: A Kenyan Copyright Law Perspective
By Stephanie Wanga** Image Credit: www.garritytraina.com Beyoncé has had quite the history of being sued for infringing a number of artists’ copyright. Her most recent...
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