THE COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS ACT, 2006
An Act to repeal and replace the Copyright Act, and to provide for the
protection of literary, scientific and artistic intellectual works and their
neighbouring rights; and to provide for other related matters.
DATE OF ASSENT: 31st May, 2006.
Date of Commencement: 4th August, 2006.
BE IT ENACTED by Parliament as follows:
PART I—PRELIMINARY.
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 2006.
2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“audio visual fixation” means work consisting of a series of related images
which impart the impression motion, with or without accompanying
sounds, susceptible of being made visible and where accompanied by
sound, susceptible of being audible such as cinema, television or video
films;
“author” means the physical person who created or creates work protected
under section 5 and includes a person or authority commissioning work
or employing a person making work in the course of employment;
“braille” means writing of the blind consisting of raised dots which are read by
touching;
“broadcast” has the same meaning assigned to under the Uganda
Communications Act;
“broadcasting company” means a company which—
(a) communicates or carries on transmission or broadcasts programmes
of sound, video or data intended for simultaneous reception by the
public; or
(b) provides or supplies audio-visual fixation rental communication or
library services;
(c) provides services by wire or wireless means in such a way that
members of the public access the fixation from a place and at a
time individually chosen by them;