Materials on African Copyright

User icon Stephen Rhind-Tutt
4 October 2022
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Items to assist in the understanding of national copyright laws in Africa.


27 March 2023 English


30 June 2018 English

This booklet is intended to provide an introduction and basic guidelines on copyright and related rights in Kenya. It gives an overview of copyright and related rights from a layperson’s …


1 January 2004 English

[Cap. C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004] (CHAPTER C28) COPYRIGHT ACT An Act to make provisions for the definition, protection, transfer, infringement of and remedy and penalty thereof …


29 July 2011

No. 8 The Government of Sierra Leone: The Copyright Act, 2011 Being an Act to provide for the protection of copyright in Sierra Leone and for other related matters. Enacted …


IDRC: International Development Research Centre · 1 May 2010 English

This book is a result of an international and interdisciplinary research project known as the African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) project. The project was conceptualised in 2006, refined …


17 May 2005 English

AN ACT to replace the Copyright Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L. 110); and bring the provisions oncopyright andtheCopyright Office inconformity withtheCon­ stitution andtoprovideforrelatedpurposes. DATE OF ASSENT: 17th May, 2005. ENACTED by the …


WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization · 1 April 2022

WIPO Lex provides free of charge access to legal information on intellectual property from around the world. Use WIPO Lex Database Search to access 50,000 legal documents from including many …