CAN I GET AWAY WITH THIS? FAIR USE AND FAIR DEALING OF COPYRIGHTED WORK
By Cynthia Nzuki “When you have wit of your own, it’s a pleasure to credit other people for theirs.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy Introduction Fair...
Read MoreCOPYRIGHT AMENDMENT ACT: WHAT’S NEW ON COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS?
By Cynthia Nzuki and Caroline Wanjiru Introduction In one of our previous blog posts (here), we tackled the legal framework of collective management organizations (CMOs)....
Read MoreARTISTS DO NOT LIVE ON THIN AIR: THE COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT ACT ON ARTISTS’ RESALE RIGHT
By Cynthia Nzuki Introduction “Artists do not live on thin air. And because they enrich the world with their art, they should be protected. So...
Read MoreInternet Service Providers (ISPs) and Copyright in Kenya: Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Act 2019
By Caroline Wanjiru This post forms part 2 of our series on the Intellectual Property considerations in the Copyright Amendment Act. The IT considerations, focusing...
Read MoreInternet 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 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...
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