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CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
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By Abdulmalik Sugow, Beatrice Mungai and Jentrix Wanyama
Prelude: This blog post discusses misinformation in light of the recent threat posed to the world by COVID-19. It is not lost on us that widespread sensitization and a joint effort at combating the spread of the virus is crucial to our survival. To that end, kindly find accurate, up to date information about the virus here and here. We wish all our readers good health in this time of uncertainty.
Introduction
In the wake of a pandemic, credible and accurate information serves as a lifeline, he ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
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By Cynthia Nzuki
Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
Dalai Lama
Introduction
In the age of social media and use of online platforms, blogging has proved to be a trail blazer. It has not only expanded the creative industry, but also created jobs for many people and expanded businesses for many companies. A blog is a website containing a writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc.[1]; this is often represented in words coupled up with images. The content in blogs thus attract intellectual property rights, in ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
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By Mercy King’ori
(This post forms part one of a new series on blogging and considerations that entrant bloggers face.)
Blogs have been recognised as one of the most prominent web 2.0 technologies that allow creation of user generated content.[1] Web 2.0 also known as “social computing” has been defined as “internet tools that foster collaboration and interaction”.[2] It is the web version that allows people to create their content and allow them to interact with content from others.[3] One of the most powerful features of web 2.0 is that it “empowers and generates communiti ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
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By Jackline Akello
The Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2019[1] seeks to amend the Act[2] to regulate the use of social media platforms. The Bill introduces stringent rules for bloggers, social media platforms, social media users and social media group administrators that raise questions on the intention of the Bill. Questions as to what the Bill intends to cure are also inevitable.
An analysis of the Bill shows that its provisions are not in line with the provisions of the Constitution as they violate the right to freedom of e ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
Last semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual property (IP) law class, I divided up my presentation into several key areas. Firstly, social media as the subject matter of IP, which was the focus of a previous blogpost here. Secondly, IP in Social Media with a focus on the question of intermediary liability was discussed here. Finally we concluded by considering IP advantages and disadvantages of social media before concluding by looking at two case studies from Kenya. This third point will be the focus of this blogpost.
Among t ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual property law class, I divided up my presentation into three key areas. Firstly, social media as the subject matter of IP, which was the focus of a previous blogpost here. In this post, we consider IP in Social Media with a focus on the question of intermediary liability.
There are three main actors namely the IP owner, the social media user and the intermediary (in this case the owner of the social media platform). It is important to note that the social media user may also be the IP ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
This semester I spoke to the 3rd Year Strathmore Law Class on the topic of Social Media. Being an intellectual property law class, I divided up my presentation into several key areas. Firstly, social media as the subject matter of IP, which will be the focus of this blogpost. Secondly, IP in Social Media with a focus on the question of intermediary liability. Thereafter I considered IP advantages and disadvantages of social media before concluding by looking at two case studies from Kenya.
The technology companies that have created the various social media platforms have protected them using ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
By Francis Monyango**
In the run-up to the 2013 elections, Safaricom announced that it would control political messaging distributed via its network. This measure was put in place to avoid unnecessary attacks on individuals, their families and ethnic communities. The giant mobile network operator wanted to ensure that the bulk political SMS sent through its platform would not fall foul of the laws of Kenya. By publishing its own guidelines on bulk SMS of a political nature, Safaricom was working within its legal boundaries of leverage. This move was inspired by the Electoral Code of Cond ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
6M ago
An article by CIPIT researchers Dr. Isaac Rutenberg, Douglas Gichuki and Arthur Gwagwa titled: “Historical Antecedents and Paradoxes that Shaped Kenya’s Contemporary Information and Communication Technology Policies” has recently been published in the Harvard Africa Policy Journal available here. In the article, the authors retrace Kenya’s 5 decade long journey from independence to its present ‘Silicon Savannah’ status. Through an analysis of legislative and policy reforms in the area of information and communication technology (ICT), the authors argue that although Kenya has come a long way ..read more
CIPIT Blog » Social Media and the Law
2y ago
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By Abdulmalik Sugow, Beatrice Mungai and Jentrix Wanyama
Prelude: This blog post discusses misinformation in light of the recent threat posed to the world by COVID-19. It is not lost on us that widespread sensitization and a joint effort at combating the spread of the virus is crucial to our survival. To that end, kindly find accurate, up to date information about the virus here and here. We wish all our readers good health in this time of uncertainty.
Introduction
In the wake of a pandemic, credible and accurate information serves as a lifeline, he ..read more