Mwambusya & Another v Museveni (Application 25 of 2010)
Mwambusya & Another v Museveni (Application 25 of 2010) [2013] UGRSB 1 (14 February 2013)
The Registrar found that the objectors had locus standi to object to the registration of copyright in the applicant's work, as provided by Regulation 6(1) of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Regulations, 2010. On the substantive issues, the Registrar held that the applicant's musical work 'You want another rap' qualifies as a derivative work under Section 5(2) of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006. The work was found to be original in its expression, combining traditional folk songs with modern beats and rap, and thus meeting the threshold for copyright protection. The Regis…
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- Copyright Registration
- Derivative Works
- Originality Requirement
- Folklore Protection
- Musical Works
- Public Domain