Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this article, upon the request by the
beneficiary or the licensee as stipulated in the article 203 of this Law, the competent tribunal
may order that the necessary means be made available, to the extent strictly required, to
benefit from it.
Article 270: Information related to rights management
Information related to rights management information is any information which identifies the
author, the work, the performer, the performance of the performer, the producer of the
phonogram, the phonogram, the broadcaster, the broadcast, the owner of any right under this
Law, or any information about the terms and conditions of use of the work and other works
under this Law, any numbers or codes that represent such information, when any of these
items of information is attached to a copy of a work, a fixed performance, on a copy of a
phonogram or a fixed broadcast, or appears in connection with the broadcasting;
communication or making available to the public of a work, a fixed performance, a
phonogram or a broadcast.
Article 271: Interdictions related to the use of information on copyrights and related
rights
For the purpose of protection of information on copyrights and related rights, it is not
permitted to:
1° remove or alter any electronic information on the use of rights without the consent of the
rights owner; or
2° distribute, import for distribution, broadcast or communicate to the public of works or
other subject-matter protected under this Law from which electronic copyright use of
information has been removed or altered without the authorization of the rights owner.
Paragraph one of this article does not prohibit any governmental activities for public order or
security authorized by law.
Article 272: Judiciary appeals against a decision aiming at rights on works
Any decision by the competent tribunal in infringement proceedings or against any other
injury caused to intellectual rights shall be subject to an appeal in accordance with Rwandan
legislation.