World Intellectual Property Day 2016: Technological Revolution Defines our Culture, the Past and Present
By Isaac Rutenberg** For generations, “culture” was a relatively static concept; culture was so static, in fact, that “culture” and “life” were essentially indistinguishable. For...
Read MoreAmbush Marketing Meets Commercial Appropriation of One's Image
This month, the above image by the Coca Cola Company caught my attention especially since it is not easily ascertainable whether the professional sportspersons pictured...
Read MoreCIPIT Hosts Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) Project Case Studies Launch
Earlier this month, Strathmore University Law School’s Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT) hosted a three day workshop to launch the case studies...
Read MoreAfrican Royalties Low According to Global Collections Report
The International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has released its Global Collections Report, revealing that, against a backdrop of continued economic uncertainty,...
Read MoreLion King Case Illustrates Overlap Between Copyright and Traditional Cultural Expressions
By Wanjiku Karanja** The Disney animated movie “The Lion King” is a fixture of popular culture having generated millions of dollars in revenue for Disney...
Read MoreRe-visiting Kenya's ICT Policy and Regulatory Framework
A frustration for many ICT law enthusiasts has been the tracing of Kenya’s ICT and Innovation policies and their implementation. The Second Medium Term Plan...
Read MoreStrengthening the Copyright Regime for Film and Broadcast Industry
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) have taken a lead role in the development of a Copyright Regulatory Framework for...
Read MoreFacilitating Open Access through Open Access Mandates: African Progress and Lessons from Dutch Copyright Law
By Samuel Ugwumba* Suppose you are an independent researcher (whether from developing or developed country) intending to find the cause of an infectious disease, the...
Read MoreOpen Innovation in Africa: A Recipe for Death of Tech Start-ups?
The world today is flooded with good ideas. Some come from large, mature, well-organized companies. Some come from basement startups. Many are innovative. Some are...
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