Tag: copyright

  • Of Copyright and Weddings: Not-so-strange bed fellows

    I could not afford not to smile when I came across a news item concerning a battle of sorts between ‘owners’ or producers of the wedding shows ‘Samantha Bridal’ and ‘Baileys Weddings’ both currently aired at least weekly in Kenya’s TV stations. Not that I am one to smile at ladies in wedding gowns battling it…

  • Section 30A of the Copyright Act**: Mandatory use of CMOs to collect remuneration for sound recordings

    Section 30A of the Copyright Act (CA) was introduced by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of 2012 and has, in my view, far reaching consequences to the music industry in Kenya because it obliges performers (artistes) and music producers to their remuneration collection rights to CMOs. Section 30A introduced a ‘right to equitable remuneration…

  • Employee inventions in Kenya: Who owns the Intellectual Property?

    In Kenya, written contracts of service must provide for certain minimum terms and conditions of employment. These are specified in the Employment Act, 2007 and are: the name, age, permanent address and sex of the employee; the name of the employer; the job description of the employment; the date of commencement of the employment; the…