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Fees, and that's because there —— the copyright act has a cost shifting provision, which is if you have filed your copyright application and somebody accuses you wrongfully of infringing the copyright, you get your legalfees paid by the loser, so this plaintiff actually has a lot to lose. i guess it depends on the outcome of cases like this one to see whether we will see more and more cases like this in the future? i suppose that's true. i think maybe the blurred lines case, where a plaintiff did win on a claim of copyright infringement, it did embolden others to do file their claims. the ...

Mutua said Kecobo had introduced an amendment that would have far-reaching implications on the copyright industry in Kenya.

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has held that Section 63 of the Copyright Act, which penalizes infringement of any copyright, is a cognizable and a non-bailable offence

The court was dealing with a suit filed by Phonographic Performance Limited, a British copyright collective, against an event management firm that provides various services, including DJs for weddings.

Under the apartheid era Copyright Act, it's practically impossible for most people with visual and print disabilities to access versions of published works in, for example braille, without risking falling foul of the law.