Efficacy of the Existing Legal Regime in the Effective Protection of Copyright in Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Declaration ............................................................................................................ ii

DEDICATION ..................................................................................................... .iii- .

Acknowledgment ................................................................................................ .iv

List of statutes ....................................................................................................... vii

List of cases .............................................................................. viii

Acronyms ............................................................................................................. x

1.0 CHAPTER I

1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... !

1.2 History of copyright. ............................................................................................ l

1.3 Basic principles of copyright ............................................................................... .2

1.4 The essence of copyright protection in Uganda ................................................... .4

1.5 International copyright ......................................................................................... 6

1.6 The World copyright day ..................................................................................... 7

1.7 copyright in Uganda ............................................................................................. 8

1.8 Statement of the problem ...................................................................................... 9

1.9 Aims and objectives of the study .................................................................... 10

1.00 Significance of the study .................................................................................... 10

1.01 Scope and limitation ofstudy .............................................................................. 12

1.02 Research methodology ......................................................................................... 12

1.03Hypothesis ............................................................................................................. 13

1.04 Literature Review ................................................................................................. 13

1.05 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 13

1.06 Justification of copyright protection ...................................................................... 13

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1.07 Laws governing copyright ....................................................................................... 16

1.08 Modes ofinfringement. ............................................................................................... 18

1.09 Copyright protection and Human Rights ..................................................................... 19

1.10 Technology and copyright protection ........................................................................... 22

1.11 The current trend- copyright, technological advancements and the

future ..................................................................................................................................... 23

1.12 Synopsis of the study ..................................................................................................... 26

2.0 CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................ 27

2.1 History and evolution of copyright in Uganda ............................................................... 27

2.2 Creation of a copyright term ........................................................................................... .30

2.3 Duration .......................................................................................................................... .35

3.0 CHAPTER THREE ......................................................................................................... 40

3.1 A comparative analysis of copyright protection in Uganda with other jurisdiction .... .40

3 .2 Infringement ..................................................................................................................... 41

3 .3 Doctrine of exhaustion .................................................................................................... .4 7

3.4 Implication of the East Africa Community ..................................................................... .49

4.0 CHAPTER 4 ...................................................................................................................... 50

4.1 Findings ............................................................................................................................ 50

5.0 CHAPTER 5 ..................................................................................................................... 54

5.1 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 54

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