Kenya: President signed Copyright (Amendment) Bill (Act No. 14) introducing a revenue-sharing model for ring back tunes
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President signed Copyright (Amendment) Bill (Act No. 14) introducing a revenue-sharing model for ring back tunes
On 4 April 2022, the President signed the Copyright (Amendment) Act. The Act defines a "premium rate service provider" as an entity authorised by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to provide content services, including ringback tunes, over …
Scope
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Copyright protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2021-11-12
under deliberation
2022-04-04
adopted