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Members of Copyright Tribunal take oath of office

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Members of Copyright Tribunal take oath of office

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Chief Justice Martha Koome presided over the swearing-in of the ?Chairperson of the Copyright Tribunal, Ms. Elizabeth Lenjo and ?Members: Ms Helen Kiende, Mr Wilfred Ogot, Ms Caroline Opiyo ?and Mr Joseph Ndungu at the Supreme Court, Nairobi. ?

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The CJ said success of the Copyright Tribunal has an impact on ?fostering creativity and a bearing on the success of our arts and ?cultural industry. ?

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She added that this is because these ‘post-industrial’ aspects of ?our economy rely upon copyright law to establish property rights ?and protect revenues. ?

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?“Therefore, you must robustly enforce copyright law for our ?creatives and other authors of different forms of work to earn a ?living and benefit from their works and innovation,” the CJ said. ?

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She urged them to align the operations of the Copyright Tribunal ?with the ethos of ‘Social Transformation through Access to ?Justice’ Vision. ?

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?“By doing this, you play a role in ensuring that our talented and ?creative artists and authors can make a career, earn a living, and ?flourish from their work by protecting their intellectual property ?rights,” the CJ explained. ?

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The Copyright Tribunal is one of the institutions that are ?intended to further the objectives of Article 40(5) of the ?Constitution which instructs the State to support, promote and ?protect the intellectual property rights of the people of Kenya.?

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