The Copyright Act No. 12 of 2001 (Amendment Bill), 2018 was brought into parliament by the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) in conjunction with its partners. The bill was published on 10th April 2018 and by the time of writing this article, it had gone through the first reading. The amendment bill seeks to incorporate provisions of the digital environment (internet). The bill was introduced to find a way of dealing with copyright infringement/violation in the digital era, something that was missing in the old act.
Summary of what is contained in the amendment bill to the Copyright Act of 2001
The amendment that is entering its second reading in parliament introduces new provisions on computer programs, technological protection measures, digital rights management, and limitation of publication of live performances as well as Internet Service Providers (ISPs).
- The computer programs section looks into software copyrights
- Live performances tries to address matters to do with rights to live streaming
- Digital rights management seems to be the section that targets bloggers
To get a clear understanding and details of the Kenya Copyright Act No 12 of 2001 amendment bill that seeks to deal with digital piracy in Kenya, download the document from, parliament bills.
NOTE: If you have any presentation that you want to submit on the amendment bill of the copyright act of 2001, forward it to the clerk of the national assembly before 14th May 2018. Email to use for submission is clerk@parliament.go.ke or hand deliver it to the Office of the Clerk, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi.
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