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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Data Protection Role of Epistemic Data Justice in Data Governance for Rural Women in Africa
Introduction Women make up about 50% of the population in Africa.1 70% to 80% of these women live in rural areas. Rural women possess unique...
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Data Protection Data Protection Challenges for Refugee Women in Africa
Introduction In today’s interconnected world, data holds significant importance as a critical asset globally. In Africa, navigating processing of personal data and privacy poses distinctive...
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Artificial Intelligence The Interplay of Privacy and Artificial Intelligence: Contextualising Kenya’s Journey in AI Integration
In the contemporary era marked by the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), discussions revolving around technology and data protection have intensified, focusing notably on...
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Copyright Copyright in the lens of Caller Ring Back Tones: An Analysis of Garfield Spencer v Airtel Uganda and 2 others
In today’s digital age, when you call someone instead of the usual ringing tone, you may hear a personalised audio. This audio may be a...
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Copyright MICKEY MOUSE AND MINNIE MOUSE NO LONGER BELONG TO DISNEY: UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC DOMAIN
When the clock hit midnight on New Year’s Eve, January 1st, 2024, the copyright protection on several creative works expired.1 One of these works is...
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AI Articles WHY ARE A MAJORITY OF CHATBOTS FEMALE, AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MITIGATE THE RISKS THEREIN?
Introduction The female gendering of AI assistants is perpetuated to encourage greater acceptability, as companies believe that female voices are more approachable than their male...
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Data Protection Digital Rights in Focus: Navigating Kenya’s Maisha Namba Implementation Landscape
In a significant collaboration, Amnesty International Kenya and the Centre for Intellectual Property Information and Technology (CIPIT) recently launched an Advisory Policy Paper on Implementing...
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Data Protection Contextualizing Digital Public Goods for Digital Development
Digital Public Goods (DPGs) are goods that anyone can benefit from and are described as open-source software, open data, open artificial intelligence models, open standards,...
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Intellectual Property Unmasking Evergreening: Navigating the Pharmaceutical Labyrinth
In the intricate landscape of pharmaceuticals, a term known as “evergreening” looms large. Evergreening is when patent owners stretch their exclusive rights through a web...
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