Online music infringement v copyright law: effectiveness of the Law on notice and takedown procedure by internet service Providers in Kenya.
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Njoroge], [Patience Njeri
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Strathmore University
Abstract
Development in technology has led to an increase in online infringement, specifically in the
music industry, by a rate of 98% by the year of 2013. Kenyan Legislators have made effort to
deal with this matter through the copyright law. Legislators have made Internet service providers
responsible in dealing with all online infringement (music infringement included) through the
copyright amendment act of 2019 which was later made law.
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Music in Kenya has been a means of earning for many musicians. Authors of musical works
have the exclusive rights to control reproduction, translation, adaption, and distribution to the
pubic of the work by way of sale. These exclusive rights are to the exclusion of other public
parties unless their dealings fall within the realm of fair dealings. The growth of digital
technology has allowed individuals to disseminate their work via digital communication
networks such as the internet, phones, and personal computers.