Copyright Tribunal

Establishment:

• The Copyright Tribunal is established under section under sec 48 of the Copyright Act cap. 130 Laws of Kenya.

Number of Members of the Tribunal

• not less than three and not more than five persons.

Jurisdiction

The Tribunal has jurisdiction to hear and determine;

1. dispute over registration of copyright.
2. appeals from any person aggrieved by a decision of the Kenya Copyright Board (the Board”) regarding;

• refusal to grant a certificate of registration to a collective management organization;
• imposition of unreasonable terms of conditions by the Board for grant of a certificate of registration;
• unreasonable refusal by a collective management organization to grant a licence in respect of a copyright work; and
• imposition of unreasonable terms or conditions by a collective management organization for the grant of a licence in respect of a copyright work.