Akech v Brookside Limited & 2 Others
Akech v Brookside Limited & 2 Others (Civil Suit 1065 of 2022) [2024] UGCommC 69 (22 April 2024)
The court found that the plaintiff's demonstration video and documented proposal were original works reduced to material form and thus eligible for copyright protection under Ugandan law. The plaintiff was the author of these works, and the defendants, without her consent, shared them with third parties and permitted their reproduction, constituting copyright infringement. The court applied the substantial similarity test and determined that the campaign run by the third party was substantially similar to the plaintiff's protected works, and that the defendants had access and opportunity to c…
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- Copyright Infringement
- Originality Test
- Substantial Similarity
- Damages For Infringement
- Injunctive Relief