Badru The copyright Act was revised in 2006. I actually remember buying a copy from the Govt Printer on Kimathi Avenue. You can pass by and get a copy for your self. Interestingly though, I never came across anything dealing with Archiving while reading it. However, I still believe there could be some sections that can be used to pin you if you do not get permission at least from the radio stations.
Otherwise, it is a very good idea that you have come up with. What remains is to see how you will make the money out of it. Wire On Fri, 2010-07-30 at 11:04 +0300, Badru Ntege (MPP) wrote: > Reinier > > I have not read the act if you have a copy or can direct us to it, please do > However > > Does that act cover the issue of archiving content ??? > > And would this be classified as a broadcast ?? > > > This is not an 'interesting topic', this is copyright infringement. For > > one of > > the radio stations, but definitely also from the artists that are > > played. > [] > How many of these radio stations are actually paying anything to the artists > that are being played ??? (local and international) > > > > > And without consent from the copyright holders, this is definitely > > illegal. No > > room for discussion there. > [] > Some stations might have some kind of consent from local artists but surely > not from the international music which fills our airwaves. > > > [] My point on the "interesting topic is how relevant is the 1964 act to > today ?" > > And exactly which portion of that act would cover what we do. In effect we > archive what has been broadcast and then allow individuals to go back and > listen from their PC's. Most of the acts dealt with what was called > "performance rights" where content was broadcast to a number of people. I > actually was involved in a similar case in the UK in the 90's where we > installed a PBX with a music on hold functionality and the copyright issue > came up. At the time there was no case since the music had been genuinely > bought. The compromise was a small token payment to the UK performance > rights body. > > However I do believe we have no such protection in Uganda. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > All Archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- >
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