Negative Intellectual Property Spaces: The Case of the “TV Format”
By Wanjiku Karanja** Intellectual Property (IP) scholars Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman coined the term “Intellectual Property’s Negative Space” as encompassing any “substantial area of...
Read MoreBook Review: “Wikipedia and the Politics of Openness” by Nathaniel Tkacz
By Wanjiku Karanja** The Internet, as a ubiquitous platform, was founded on the principles of openness, participation and collaborative development. ‘Openness’ in this context refers...
Read MoreOpportunity for Image Rights in Kenya’s Sports Scene
Image Credit: www.si.com In recent weeks, Kenya’s sports scene has experienced a unique flurry in activity with sponsorship deals, marketing arrangements and other forms of...
Read MoreScreenshot Copyright Infringement on Social Media
By Linda Kimalel** Image Credit: www.businessinsider.com The terms and conditions of most social media sites stipulate that the users reserve the right to determine who...
Read MoreBeyonce's Lemonade v. Fulks' Palinoia: A Kenyan Copyright Law Perspective
By Stephanie Wanga** Image Credit: www.garritytraina.com Beyoncé has had quite the history of being sued for infringing a number of artists’ copyright. Her most recent...
Read MoreCyber Crimes on Social Media: A Bias Towards Women
By Zoher Shabbir** Image Credit: www.takepart.com We live in a day and age where our lives and our social media accounts share an intricate connection....
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 MoreTowards a Governance Theory of Copyright Law
By Samuel Ugwumba* In the past several months I have been thinking about, and rethinking, copyright law and theory. This rethinking culminated in a paper...
Read MoreBasic Economics of Copyright Infringement and Piracy in Developing Countries
By *Samuel Ugwumba The emerging concept of creative economy with its underlying ideas has arguably embraced its apogee in the publication of a new study...
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