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...
Read MoreFair 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...
Read MoreCopyrightX 2017 Recap: A Kenyan Perspective
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...
Read MoreLocal Software Firm NLS Sues Kenya Commercial Bank for Copyright Infringement, Obtains Temporary Injunction
Nagalakshmi Solutions Ltd (NLS) is a Nairobi-based ICT company which specialises in provision of banking and financial innovations, which includes Nuron, its offline branch solution....
Read MoreKenya Copyright Board Registers MPAKE as Collecting Society for Authors, Composers and Publishers of Musical Works
Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has registered a new collective management organisation (CMO) to collect license fees and distribute royalties on behalf of authors, composers and...
Read MoreSome Comments on the Draft Copyright (Collective Management) Regulations – 6th February 2017
This blogger’s attention has been drawn to a set of draft copyright regulations on collective management published online here which appears to have been prepared...
Read MoreARIPO Contemplates Voluntary Copyright Registration and Notification System in Member States
During the 25th Administrative Council Session held in Accra, Ghana in November 2001 the Republic of Malawi made a proposal to extend the mandate of...
Read MoreMombasa Court Clarifies Collective Administration of Copyright and Related Rights in Kenya
In a recently reported judgment in the case of Michael Branham Katana t/a Harsutak Bar & 4 others v Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP)...
Read More"We wish you a Merry Christmas" and the Public Domain
The holiday season has come upon us and during this time of the year, some of us sing Christmas carols, as well as sing...
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