At about 14h42 local time on March 9th 2013, the Chairperson of the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) declared that Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was the duly elected fourth President of the Republic of Kenya. In an earlier post titled: “Words for the Unwary: Intellectual Property and Political Parties in Kenya”, this blogger anticipated … Continue reading »
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Collective Rights Management / Copyright / Intellectual Property in Kenya / Kenya Association of Music Producers KAMP / Music Copyright Society of Kenya MCSK / Performers' Rights Society of Kenya PRISK / Reproduction Rights Society of Kenya Kopiken
Words for the Unwary: Intellectual Property and Political Parties in Kenya
Political parties in Kenya would be advised to take some lessons from recent happenings in Ghana and South Africa, relating to intellectual property (IP). With elections around the corner, there are a number of important issues that must be addressed by political parties to ensure that they do not fall foul of existing IP laws … Continue reading »
Intellectual Property in Kenya / IP Enforcement / IP Policy / IP Registration / Kenya Copyright Board KeCoBo
Revenue Service and Copyright Office: Strange bedfellows?
Over the past couple of years, one of the most problematic provisions in the Copyright Act has been, without doubt, section 36, which reads, in part: “36. (1) A manufacturer or producer of sound and audio-visual works or recordings shall apply to the Board. for the authentication of copyright works. (2) The Board shall authenticate … Continue reading »
