[Rev. 2014]
Copyright
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to the public by broadcast, as the case may be, subject to payment to the owner of
the copyright of such compensation and subject to such other terms and conditions
as the competent authority may determine.
(3) Where two or more persons make an application in respect of the same
work, the licence shall be granted to the applicant who in the opinion of the
competent authority would best serve the interests of the general public.
[Act No. 18 of 2014]
34. Rights of action and remedies of exclusive licensee and sub-licensee
(1) An exclusive licensee and exclusive sub-licensee shall have the same rights
of action and be entitled to the same remedies, as if the licence were an assignment
and those rights and remedies shall be concurrent with the rights and remedies of
the owner of the copyright under which the licence and sub-licence were granted.
(2) Before an exclusive licensee or sub-licensee institutes proceedings under
subsection (1), he shall give notice in writing to the owner of the copyright
concerned, of his intention to do so, and the owner may intervene in such
proceedings and recover any damages he may have suffered as a result of the
infringement concerned or a reasonable royalty to which he may be entitled.
PART IV – INFRINGEMENT
35. Infringement
(1) Copyright shall be infringed by a person who, without the licence of the
owner of the copyright—
(a) does, or causes to be done, an act the doing of which is controlled
by the copyright; or
(b) imports, or causes to be imported, otherwise than for his private and
domestic use, an article which he knows to be an infringing copy.
(2) The rights of a performer shall be infringed by a person who without the
consent of the performer—
(a) does, or causes to be done, any act specified in section 30(1); or
(b) imports or causes to be imported, otherwise than for his own private
or domestic use, an article which he knows would have been made
contrary to section 30 had it been made in Kenya by the importer.
(3) Copyright and related rights shall be infringed by a person who—
(a) circumvents any effective technical measure designed to protect
works; or
(b) manufactures or distributes devices which are primarily designed
or produced for the purpose of circumventing technical measures
designed to protect works protected under this Act; or
(c) removes or alters any electronic rights management information; or
(d) distributes, imports, broadcasts or makes available to the public,
protected works, records or copies from which electronic rights
management information has been removed or has been altered
without the authority of the right holder.
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