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REPUBLIC OF KENYA

Copyright Act, 2001

Act 12 of 2001

  • Assented to on 31 December 2001
  • Commenced on 1 February 2003
  • [This is the version of this document from 1 February 2003.]
An Act of Parliament to make provision for copyright in literary, musical and artistic works, audio-visual works, sound recordings, broadcasts and for connected purposes[Act No. 12 of 2001, Legal Notice 15 of 2003, Legal Notice 54 of 2003, Act No. 6 of 2006, Act No. 7 of 2007, Act No. 10 of 2010, Act No. 12 of 2012, Act No. 18 of 2014, Act No. 11 of 2017, Act No. 19 of 2015, Legal Notice 105 of 2017, Act No. 18 of 2018, Act No. 20 of 2019, Act No. 14 of 2022.]

Part I – PRELIMINARY

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Copyright Act, 2001.

2. Interpretation

(1)In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"accessible format copy" means a copy of a work in an alternative manner or form which gives a beneficiary person access to the work, including permitting the person to have access as feasibly and comfortably as …

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