(2) The economic rights of the author where the work is of joint authorship, are
protected during the life of the last surviving author and fifty years after the death of
the last surviving author.
(3) Where the economic rights in a work are owned by a corporation or other
body, the term of protection shall be fifty years from the date of the first publication
of the work.
(4) Where the work is published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the
economic rights of the author are protected for a term of fifty years from the date of
its first publication; but where before the expiration of the fifty years the identity of
the author is known or is no longer in doubt the economic right shall be protected
during the life time of the author and fifty years after the death of that author.
(5) In the case of audio-visual work, sound recording or broadcast, the
economic rights of the author are protected until the expiration of fifty years
commencing from the date of making the work or from the date the work is made
available to the public with the consent of the author.
(6) In the case of a computer program the economic right of the author are
protected for fifty years from the date of making the program available to the public.
(7) In the case of photographic work, the economic rights of the author are
protected for fifty years from the date of making the work.
(8) The moral rights of an author exist in perpetuity whether the economic
rights are still protected or not and that moral right is enforceable by the author or
after death his or her successors.
14. Assignment of licence or transfer of a copyright.
(1) The owner of a copyright may, as if it were movable property—
(a) assign his or her economic rights in a copyright to another person;
(b) licence another person to use the economic rights in a copyright;
(c) transfer to another person or bequeath the economic rights in a copyright in
whole or in parts;
(d) transfer to any braille production unit in Uganda the economic rights in the
braille translation.
(2) The assignment, licence or transfer of the economic rights in whole or in
part under subsection (1) shall not include or imply the assignment, licence or
transfer of the moral right.
(3) An assignment or transfer of the economic right under subsection (1) shall
be in writing and signed by the owner of the right or by the owner’s agent and by the
person to whom the rights are being assigned or transferred.
(4) A licence to do an act falling within a copyright may be oral, written or
inferred from conduct or circumstances.