THE COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS ACT, 2006 An Act to repeal and replace the Copyright Act, and to provide for the protection of literary, scientific and artistic intellectual works and their neighbouring rights; and to provide for other related matters. DATE OF ASSENT: 31st May, 2006. Date of Commencement: 4th August, 2006. BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows: PART I—PRELIMINARY. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006. 2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— “audio visual fixation” means work consisting of a series of related images which impart the impression motion, with or without accompanying sounds, susceptible of being made visible and where accompanied by sound, susceptible of being audible such as cinema, television or video films; “author” means the physical person who created or creates work protected under section 5 and includes a person or authority commissioning work or employing a person making work in the course of employment; “braille” means writing of the blind consisting of raised dots which are read by touching; “broadcast” has the same meaning assigned to under the Uganda Communications Act; “broadcasting company” means a company which— (a) communicates or carries on transmission or broadcasts programmes of sound, video or data intended for simultaneous reception by the public; or (b) provides or supplies audio-visual fixation rental communication or library services; (c) provides services by wire or wireless means in such a way that members of the public access the fixation from a place and at a time individually chosen by them;