The Nairobi Dusk image by Photographer Mwangi Kirubi (Mwarv) that was plagiarised by Easy Taxi Kenya Last year in March I wrote a comprehensive article on 10 cases of Plagiarism in Kenya.…
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10 cases of Plagiarism in Kenya
The Kenyan online space has become quite vibrant in the last 5 years mainly due to increase in internet infrastructure. The first Fibre optic link, TEAMS cable landed in Mombasa in 12th…
Event Review: POWO July – Intellectual Property & The laws that apply to Bloggers
“This revolution will not be televised” As I arrived at the Bishop Magua building center at half past 10, I did not know what to expect. Lots of thoughts were running through…
POWOJuly: Creative Writers Online know your Laws
As more and more Kenyans go online and as Creative Writers embrace social media as a platform for their writing, the need to be aware of the treacherous side of the Internet…
Copycat Copy “Righting”
The argument of Intellectual Property especially in music is sometimes taken to the realm of the absurd; for instance in the theatres, Thespians perform Shakespeare and Goethe all the time without requiring written permission but in music every…
British Council Master Class on Intellectual Property for Kenyan Artists 4th & 5th Nov, 2010
The British Council in conjunction with Strathmore University are inviting all the creatives as well as aspiring creatives in; Art, antique markets, crafts, design/fashion, film, video, Photography, music & the visual performing…
MAASAI MARKET-ROUNDTABLE FORUM: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDIGENOUS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LEGISLATION IN KENYA
Regesha Kiondo, Regesha Kikoi, Regesha Hazina! Maasai Market Empowerment Trust is an umbrella organization which was founded to confront the challenges facing the curio craft industry in Kenya. Intellectual property rights have…
World Intellectual Property Day – Nairobi Style
26th April marked this year’s World Intellectual Property Day, an event that seeks to highlight the intrinsic link between creativity and intellectual property (IP). In his message to mark the seventh World IP Day,…