Balancing Broadcasters’ Copyright and Public Interests – Assessing Kenya’s Position on the Draft WIPO Broadcasting Organization Treaty
Introduction For over two decades, the Draft WIPO Broadcasting Treaty has been under development,1 aiming to give broadcasters updated signal-based protection2 against illegal digital reproduction and online redistribution.3 As these negotiations evolve, understanding the position of individual nations becomes crucial.…
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Copyright in Kenya: Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Act 2019
By Caroline Wanjiru This post forms part one of a two part series focused on the Intellectual Property considerations in the Copyright Amendment Act. The...
Read MoreEliud Kipchoge, the breaker of records and Intellectual Property
By Caroline Wanjiru Today we pause our continuing IP series to dedicate this entire blog to the one and only Eliud Kipchoge. Why you ask?...
Read MoreImitations versus Counterfeits in Kenya: Are all Imitations Counterfeits?
By Cynthia Nzuki. The word counterfeit often denotes a product that is fake and of poor quality. Dictionaries have defined the word to mean an...
Read MoreProtecting the gift to the world: Reflections on the state of photography laws in Kenya
By Jentrix Wanyama* When the French government purchased the first photography patent, photography was declared ‘a gift to free the word’. These words would turn...
Read MoreAfrican Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore: Rethinking Swakopmund Protocol as a Model Law and Sui Generis System
By Michael Biko Butera* Introduction Traditional Knowledge (TK) is any knowledge originating from a local or traditional community that is the result of intellectual activity...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART TWO)
By Caroline Wanjiru and Cynthia Nzuki. As highlighted in our previous post (here), the Strathmore Law Clinic (website here) began an initiative known as the...
Read MoreState Intervention on the Collective Management Organisations (CMO's) in Kenya: A Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Bill, 2018
By Caroline Wanjiru. In our previous post, we addressed the law as is on Collective Management Organisations (CMO’s). Now we’ll analyze the proposed amendments to...
Read More#UBUNIFU – CIPIT PANEL ON THE STRATHMORE LAW CLINIC UBUNIFU INITIATIVE (PART ONE)
By Cynthia Nzuki and Jaaziyah Satar* The Strathmore Law Clinic kick-started an initiative known as the Ubunifu Initiative. This initiative is a project of the...
Read MoreRegulation of Collective Management Organisations in Kenya: Understanding the Law as-is
By Caroline Wanjiru* From our previous post, we have described the various Collective Management Organizations’ (CMO’s) in Kenya. Briefly, CMOs are not-for-profit membership entities authorized...
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