A Legal Analysis of the Cyber Revolution and Copyright Infringement in Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION .......................................................................................... .i

APPROVAL. .............................................................................................. .ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................ .iii

ACKNOWLEGDEMENT ............................................................................... .iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................. v

LIST OF ACRONYMS ................................................................................. ,ix

ABSTRACT .......................................................................................... , ...... x

LIST OF LEGISLATIONS .............................................................................. xi

LIST OF CASES .......................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER ONE. ........................................................................................ . I

1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND OF STUDY .................................. !

' 1.1 Statement of problem .............................................................................. !

1.2 Objective of Study ................................................................................. 2

1.2.1 General Objective of the Study .................................................................. 3

1.2.2 Specific Objectives of the Study ................................................................ .3

1.3 Research Questions ................................................................................ .4

1.4 Significance of the Study ........................................................................ .4

1.5 Scope of the Study ............................................................................... .5

1.5.1 Geographical Scope ................................................................................. 5

1.5.2 Content Scope ...................................................................................... .5

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1.5.3 Periodic Scope ..................................................................................... 6

1.6 Literature Review ................................................................................. 6

1.7 Research Methodology .......................................................................... 12

1.7.1 Research Design ................................................................................. 12

1.7.2 Research Tools .................................................................................... 13

1.8 Anticipated Limitations .......................................................................... 13

1.9 Synopsis of the Study ............................................................................ 14

CHAPTER TWO ......... ............................................................................... 15

THE COPYRIGHT REGIME AND THE CYBER REVOLUTION IN UGANDA .......... 15

2.0 The era of copyright law in Uganda ............................................................ 15

2.1 \Vhat amounts to a copyrightable work? ...................................................... 18

2.2 The development of copy1ight law in the intemet revolution ............................... .20

2.3 What is the cyber revolution? ................................................................... 22

2.4 The challenge of copyright protection in the cyberspace .................................... 23

CHAPTER THREE ......... ....................................................................................................... 26

THE ESCALATION OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT; AN ATTRIBUTE TO THE CYBER

REVOLUTION IN UGANDA .......................................................................... 26

3.0 What amounts to copyright infi·ingement? ..................................................... 26

3.1 Types of copyright infringement. ................................................................ 28

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3 .1.1 Direct or primary infringement ................................................................. 28

3.1.2 Indirect or secondary infringement.. ........................................................... 32

3.1.2.1. ContJibutory infringement. ..................................................................... 33

3.1.2.2. Vicarious copyright infringement. ............................................................ .35

3.2 The legality of the cyber revoluti Al in increasing copyright infringement ............... 38

3.3 Loopholes in the Ugandan Copyright law as regards internet related infringements ... 39

3.4 Comparative analysis of copyright law and the cyber revolution between Uganda and

other jurisdictions ................................................................................ .42

3.4.1 Copyright law in the U.S System ............................................................... .43

3.4.2 Copyright law in the Philippines Jurispmdence .............................................. .45

3 .4.3 Copyright law in the Australian Jurispmdence .............................................. ..46

CHAPTER FOUR. ..................................................................................... . .48

FINDS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ........................................ ,.48

4.0 Findings ............................................................................................ .49

4.1 Recommendations ................................................................................. 50

4.1.1 Enactment of a law to regulate circulation of CD's and CD burning software in

Uganda .............................................................................................. 50

4.1.2 Use of Authentication Generative codes or keys .............................................. 52

4.1.3 Trial versions ........................................................................................ 53

4.1.4 Technical Measures ................................................................................ 54

4.1.5 Encryption ........................................................................................... 58

t.2 Conclusion ............................................................................................... 59

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REFERENCES ............................................................................................ 61

Textbooks ................................................................................................... 61

Jouma1s and Repmis ....................................................................................... 61

Websites ..................................................................................................... 61