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Communications Authority on the Spot over Network Facilities Provider License to Jamii Telecom

By Charles Opiyo** Recently, one of the local dailies had the following headline emblazoned upon it, “Tycoon gifted Sh5bn mobile phone license…” This story related to...

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Streamlining Public Transport in Kenya: A Commentary

by Wendy Muchai** The introduction of an e-payment system for the public service vehicles (PSVs) in the transport sector has been an idea embraced by some,...

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Copyright Board Obtains Court Order Stopping Music Society from Collecting Royalties

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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Collecting Society Wants Copyright Board Directors Jailed for Alleged Contempt of Court

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...

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Towards Intellectual Property Securitisation in Kenya: Movable Property Security Rights Act Passed

In an earlier post here, a fellow blogger opined that the Movable Property Security Rights Bill, 2016 would herald a new dawn of intellectual property...

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2017-2018 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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Software Licensing and Tax Law in Kenya: Court of Appeal Decision in Kenya Commercial Bank v. Kenya Revenue Authority

In a recently reported judgment of the Court of Appeal in the case of Kenya Commercial Bank Limited v Kenya Revenue Authority [2016] eKLR, the...

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Fair Dealing, Book Piracy and Anti-Photocopying Debate in Kenya

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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Thoughts on an Innovation Exchange Portal for Kenya

Over the years, this blogger has been interested in finding ways to facilitate the free flow of relevant and useful information among the various players in...

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