Since 2021, we have seen the rise and rise of NFTs (non-fungible tokens). The NFT boom has been powered by the sale of NFT artwork, the first-ever tweet on Twitter and even popular memes, which have all fetched a pretty penny. The hype following the minting and sale...
Kim Rampersadh
Petition made on constitutional grounds to the Kenyan High Court to protect image rights
In this matter[1] Rafiki Microfinance Bank Limited, the Respondent, used an image of Mutuku Matingi, the petitioner, on its pamphlets in the promotion of its credit or financing facility, “Get a boda”, for the purchase of motorcycles, also known as a “boda boda” in...
A Long Road, Less Travelled, to Protect the SEVEN SEAS Label Trade Mark
In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, the Ethiopian Supreme Court has issued a decision recognizing rights in an unregistered label trade mark in the context of opposition proceedings which culminated in an appeal to that court The Appellant in this...
Making a song and dance about Copyright in Choreography
Dance as a copyright-protected work came under the international spotlight over the last year in the USA.
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