COPYRIGHT: AUTHORS’ RIGHTS AND DJs LIVE STREAMS
Authors’ rights and live-streaming by DJs has been an issue under debate in Kenya recently. Collective Management Organizations and the regulator, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), initially posited that all DJs live-streaming have turned themselves into broadcasting stations similar to radio stations and demanded that they each pay for an annual license at a cost […]
KECOBO SURVEY ON CMO FOR PUBLISHING SECTOR
The Kenya Copyright Board (https://www.copyright.go.ke/) is conducting a survey to determine whether to form a new Collective Management Organization (CMO) for the publishing sector or to revive the Reprographic Society of Kenya (KOPIKEN). The deadline for public participation is Tuesday May 19, 2020. Follow this link to participate: https://buff.ly/3fOGFOf
NEW PROCESS OF LAND TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION IN KENYA
The Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning of the Republic of Kenya recently published its intention to roll out a new property registration process. The simplified 3-step process is largely online and is set to take approximately 12 days. The process of land transfer and registration in Kenya is bound to be much easier and […]
THE KENYA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BILL, 2020 – PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
THE KENYA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BILL, 2020 has been published and subjected to public participation before it goes further along the path towards becoming law. Among other things, the bill seeks to collapse the Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) which administers trademarks, patents and related matters, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) which administers copyright and related […]
CLIENT ALERT: COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) PANDEMIC BUSINESS CONTINUITY STATEMENT UPDATE
May 5, 2020 CLIENT ALERT: COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) PANDEMIC BUSINESS CONTINUITY STATEMENT UPDATE Following the global coronavirus pandemic, our service delivery has been severely affected. As we continue to observe the World Health Organization and Government of Kenya directives on personal safety, we update our clients as follows: Office Functions and Meetings: […]