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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Proposed 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...
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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,...
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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,...
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Nestled in the leafy suburbs of Karen lies Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) School of Law on the outskirts of Nairobi. On...
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In earlier posts here and here, we explained how Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) appears to be engaged in an all-out war against Kenya...
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In a recent newspaper advert, Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) published a Court Order and a public notice (as pictured above). According to the Court Order...
Read More2017-2018 Tariffs for Collecting Societies Gazetted
The Attorney General has approved and gazetted new tariffs for collective management organisations (CMOs) in the music industry which will be valid from April 2017...
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As readers may know, there have been several media reports by book publishers, book authors and their supporters raising an alarm about the rising levels...
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As many readers may know, this blogger is affiliate faculty teaching the CopyrightX course in Nairobi, Kenya. CopyrightX is a 12 week course, affiliated with...
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