recently, In a landmark case, Kenya's High Court granted a permanent injunction, Ask your local Internet service provider to block it 44 It's a pirate sports streaming site. The lawsuit was filed by the African entertainment magnate MultiChoice Company mention, The company owns the broadcast rights to popular sporting events.

2021 years, The Council received a bill repealing the currently applicable "Amendment to copyright law" The proposal of, But the proposal ultimately failed. Over the years, Copyright owners have tried various measures to curb the growth of online piracy, With varying degrees of success. Site blocking has become one of the preferred solutions.

Shielding is not a foolproof option, though, But in general, Such measures create a sufficiently large barrier to casual piracy, So it makes it possible for people to switch to legitimate content.

Courts in dozens of countries around the world have issued blocking orders. The first blocking order was made in Europe, Countries in Asia and the Americas are not far behind. Africa is already lagging behind in this regard, But that, too, is beginning to change.

The move comes just days after Kenya's High Court issued a blocking order for pirated websites, Kenya's High Court issued a permanent injunction, Requirements include Safaricom and Jamii Telecom And local Internet service providers blocked dozens of illegal sports streaming sites. The mask list includes 44 The name of a website, Such as Cricfree, Firstsrowsports, Rojadirecta, Totalsportek, Yalla-Shot Etc. The case began 2019 years, At that time MultiChoice The Kenyan company sent a deletion notice to the Internet service provider, Let's hope they block pirated sports streaming sites. The service providers have not responded, so, The media company took him to court.

recently, Justice Wilfrida．Okwane (Wilfrida Okwany) Come to a conclusion, In law, Isps do have an obligation to act. When the right holder sends a valid request for removal, Service providers cannot simply look the other way, That's what happened in this case. This is the first blocking order issued in Kenya, The basis is the country 2019 annual "Amendment to copyright law" .

The amendment allows copyright owners to send takedown requests to Internet service providers. Court determination, Although Internet providers can't "delete" Third-party website, But they can block them. The ruling disappointed Internet service providers. They had previously supported repeal "Amendment to copyright law" Plan of. The proposal was eventually withdrawn by parliament, Part of the reason is the involvement of the US government. "A landmark ruling" MultiChoice Managing director of the Kenya Company, Nancy．Mattim (Nancy Matimu) I am very satisfied with the result, She described it as an important milestone in the fight against piracy in Africa. "Over the years, We've been trying to make sure we have legitimate copyright protection, And make sure those protections are enforced.

now, The court reaffirmed the legal position that copyright must be protected. " Mathiem hopes Kenya's blocking order will be an inspiration to other African countries. If other countries follow suit, This would send a positive signal to international rights holders. "It was a landmark ruling. According to this ruling, Kenya says, Any business wishing to invest in Kenya can rest easy, Their intellectual property will be protected. " Kenya has a long way to go, International copyright owners will be pleased to see that the blocking order has officially come into force in Kenya. however, There are many other items on their wish list.

Not long ago, The International Intellectual Property Alliance, which includes the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America, submitted a list of issues in Kenya's copyright and law enforcement framework to the U. S. government. Among other things, The coalition wants Kenya to implement policies against repeated violations, To put an end to the long-standing, Stubborn pirate account. In addition, The union argues that copyright in Kenya should be extended beyond the lifetime of the author and beyond his death 70 years.

(Compiled from torrentfreak. com)

Reprinted from China Intellectual Property Network   translation: Wang Dan　proofread: Liu Peng

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