“trade mark” means (except in relation to a certification trade mark) a mark used or proposed to be used – (a) in relation to goods for...
Continue reading...November 2021
THE TERM OF A COPYRIGHT
The term of a copyright for literary, musical or artistic work other than photographs is fifty years after the end of the year in which the...
Continue reading...The duration of copyrights in Kenya is provided for in the Copyright Act, 2001 provides for the duration of a copyright. Type of Work Date of...
Continue reading...RIGHTS OF PERFORMERS
The Copyright Act grants a performer the exclusive right to; Broadcast their performance except where the broadcast is made from a fixation of the performance authorized...
Continue reading...THE PRINCIPLE OF FIRST OWNERSHIP OF COPYRIGHT
The original owner of a copyright is the individual that created the work i.e. the author however where there is more than one individual who created...
Continue reading...THE RIGHT TO EQUITABLE REMUNERATION FOR THE USE OF SOUND RECORDINGS AND AUDIO VISUAL WORKS
When a sound recording is published for commercial purposes or a reproduction of such recording is used directly for broadcasting or other communication to the public,...
Continue reading...MORAL RIGHTS OF AN AUTHOR
The moral rights of an author under the Copyright Act, 2001 are to claim the authorship of the work and object to any distortion, mutilation or...
Continue reading...COPYRIGHT RELATED RIGHTS
Copyright By Virtue of Nationality or Residence The Copyright Act provides for copyright by virtue of nationality or residence on every work eligible for copyright of...
Continue reading...KENYA COPYRIGHT BOARD
Composition of the Kenya Copyright Board Section 6 of the Copyright Act provides for the composition of the Board. The Board consists of one member nominated...
Continue reading...COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Copyright infringement occurs when a person who, without the licence of the owner of the copyright: Does, or causes to be done, an act the doing...
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