THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA, IN THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA AT KAMPALA (COMMERCIAL DIVISION) CIVIL SUIT NO 307 OF 2011 ANGELLA KATATUMBA}.......................................................................PLAINTIFF VERSUS THE ANTI-CORRUPTION COALITION OF UGANDA (ACCU)..................DEFENDANT BEFORE HON. MR. JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER MADRAMA IZAMA JUDGMENT The Plaintiff, an adult female Ugandan and a resident of Kampala, commenced this action against the Defendant, a non-governmental organisation, for general and aggravated/exemplary/punitive damages for copyright infringement, and for interest and costs. The Plaintiff‘s claim arises from the allegation that she carries on the business of an artist, composer, singer and performer in Uganda and all over the world since about the year 2005. She alleges that over the years she built up a clientele and fan base in East Africa, USA, Canada and the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the world over the years released a wide range of musical productions. Secondly it is averred that the Plaintiff in particular has been involved in the environmental movement as well as mobilising government and other stakeholders to care for the poor, especially refugees and internally displaced persons. In those programs, the Plaintiff relies heavily on cultivating good rapport and understanding with the authorities, to push her causes, as opposed to adopting confrontational activism and the strategy has been reasonably successful. Finally the Plaintiff is a composer, producer and copyright holder of a musical production entitled "Let's Go Green". The Plaintiff also reduced the production into a recorded audio and visual form. She has marketed the hardcopy as well as soft versions on the YouTube and other soft media. The Plaintiff alleges that she regularly performs the product in public for gain as well as advancing her environmental conservation agenda. In or about April and May 2011, the Plaintiff discovered that a substantial portion of the lyrics and content of the above-mentioned production were incorporated into and released as part of an advertisement by the Defendant wherein her production prominently features. The advertisement was repeatedly aired on several FM stations in Uganda and was also received in neighbouring countries, through the Internet and worldwide. Incorporation of the lyrics and content into the advertisement was knowingly made by or on the instructions and for the benefit of the Defendant without the Plaintiff's knowledge or consent. The advertisement is a virulent castigation of a wide range of activities in Uganda, including those said to have been done with her tacit