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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Music, Money and Middle Men: Changing Dynamics between Collecting Societies, Rights Holders and the Public
Disclosure: Back in the day when this blogger was young and naive, he worked both at Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) and Music Copyright Society of Kenya...
Read MoreLibraries, CIPIT and Safaricom Views on Intermediary Liability for Copyright Infringement
As many readers may know, there are currently no provisions under the Laws of Kenya that specially address the issue of intermediary liability. There are...
Read MoreThe Law on Works Made for Hire: Riara Group of Schools v Lucas Kamau
Suppose an employee develops a work eligible for copyright- could be literary works, musical works, artistic works, audio-visual works, sound recordings or broadcasts, who owns...
Read MoreArt Heist for Good or Blatant theft of Kibera’s Art?
‘I think the community can benefit from what we’re doing. It didn’t feel like they cared about the art. They have nowhere to pee, they...
Read MoreCopyright and the Doctrine of Fair Use
‘While I shall think myself bound to secure every man in the enjoyment of his copyright, one must not put manacles upon science.’ – Lord...
Read MoreMusical Entrepreneurship and Copyright in Kenya
In case you missed it, the former Registrar of Copyrights, Dr. Marisella Ouma recently penned a newspaper piece titled: “Musicians are now earning better returns”...
Read MoreCaller Ringback Tones and Performance Royalties: Revisiting the Case of Irene Mutisya & Anor v. MCSK & Anor
In an earlier post, this blogger discussed the recent case of Nairobi High Court Civil Case No. 262 of 2015 Irene Mutisya & Anor v....
Read MoreRecap of Prof. J. de Beer Lecture – A 20 Year Saga: The Role of the Judiciary in Shaping Canadian Copyright Law in the Internet Age
Last month, Strathmore University hosted Prof. Jeremy de Beer from University of Ottawa who found time to deliver a public lecture. His lecture traced the...
Read MoreKenya Copyright Board Launches Online Registration System
Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) is calling on all musicians, innovators, developers, artists and creators of intellectual property (IP) to try out the automated online registration...
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