A security device shall be affixed to each and every sound recording or audio visual recording which is
distributed or otherwise exposed to the public for sale, hire or rental, within Uganda.
20. Collecting societies to issue security devices
The security device shall be issued by the collecting societies responsible for the interests of the producers
after verification that the sound recording or audio visual has been produced or published in Uganda or
imported into Uganda without infringing any copyright granted under the Act.
21. Security device to be registered by collecting society
The collecting society shall register the security device with the Office of the Uganda Registration Services
Bureau.
22. Seizure of sound recording or audio visual recording
A sound recording or audio visual recording without a security device, which is either imported or
distributed or offered or exposed to the public for distribution by way of sale, hire or rental within Uganda
shall be considered as a copy infringing copyright and may be seized by an inspector appointed under
regulation 27, a police officer or an officer of customs and excise.
23. Importation of pre-recorded sound recordings or audio visual recording works
(1) A person shall not import pre-recorded sound recordings or audio visual recording works into Uganda
unless he or she has applied for and obtained clearance from the owner or a collecting society
representing the interests of the copyright owner.
(2) The application to the owner or a collecting society for clearance under sub regulation (1) shall be in
Form 11 specified in Schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(3) Where the owner or a collecting society is satisfied that the recordings will be produced in conformity
with the Act and these Regulations, the owner or the collecting society shall issue an authentication
certificate and the certificate shall be in Form 12 specified in schedule 2 to these Regulations.
(4) A customs officer shall, on application by a collecting society, seize, impound or retain a sound
recording or audio visual recording imported into Uganda exceeding a quantity of two copies of the
recording until the importation has been consented to or verified and authenticated by a collecting
society.
Performances
24. Protection of performers' rights
(1) A person shall not, without the express consent of a performer or a collecting society representing the
interests of a performer, carry out the following—
(a) fix a performer's live performance not previously fixed on a physical medium;
(b) broadcast or communicate to the public a performer's unfixed performance;
(c) directly or indirectly reproduce a fixation of a performance;
(d) distribute or make available to the public the original or copies of a fixation of a performer's
performance through sale or other transfer of ownership;
(e) make available to the public a fixation of a performer's performance by wire or wireless or
internet in such a way that members of the public may access it from a place and time
individually chosen by them; or
(f) conduct a public performance.
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