Uganda’s 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill: A Turning Point for Creators’ Rights?
Introduction On 13 May 2025, the Parliament of Uganda conducted the first reading of the 2025 Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill,1 (hereinafter the Amendment Bill) which proposes reforms aimed at domesticating international treaties such as the Berne Convention for…
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Events 18th October 2019: Huduma Namba Judgement Summary
Kenya introduced digital ID vide an amendment to the Registration of Persons Act in December 2018.
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Access To Information The regulation of fake news in Kenya under the coronavirus threat
Introduction In the wake of a pandemic, credible and accurate information serves as a lifeline, helping to ‘flatten the curve’ as some have termed attempts...
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CIPIT Insights Blogging and censorship
As defined in our earlier post, blogging is part of web content that allows people to create their own content and interact with content from...
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Creative Commons Kenya BLOGGING and CONTENT LICENSING
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality. Dalai Lama Introduction In the age of social media and use of online platforms, blogging...
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CIPIT Insights DATA JUSTICE DISCUSSION WITH LINNET TAYLOR
The Centre of Intellectual Property and Technology (CIPIT) had the honour of hosting a Global Data Justice seminar on the 18thof February 2020 at Strathmore...
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CIPIT Insights The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act Judgment: A Digest
Snapshot of the judgement Issue Finding of the court That the two-thirds gender rule would not be met in the National Computer and Cybercrimes Co-ordinationCommittee...
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Access To Information Digital surveillance in health emergencies
Like many of her African counterparts, Kenya faces unique challenges and opportunities in battling the Coronavirus. Due to high unemployment, many people survive on income...
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Digital Identification The Draft Registration of Persons (NIIMS) Regulations 2020
Following the judgement in the case of Nubian Rights Forum & 2 others v Attorney General & 9 others (Huduma Namba case), the Ministry of...
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CIPIT Insights COMMENTARY ON THE DRAFT DATA PROTECTION (CIVIL REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2020.
The regulations are divided into six parts covering respectively; Preliminary, Data Protection Principles, Rights of the data subject, Obligations of the civil registration entity, Security...
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