Copyright Enforcement in the Music Industry in Kenya: Challenges Posed by the Internet

Abstract

The relative weight of the costs and benefits of copyright in the music industry keeps changing with the changing market conditions so that the desirable level of copyright protection and enforcement is likely to vary over time. It is certain that digitization has altered and will continue to alter the cost structure and demand for many copyright works and that new related product and services will emerge. It is not exactly clear how this process is playing out and how it is affecting the desirable level of copyright protection and enforcement in the music industry. This research project therefore explores the challenges copyright protection in the music industry in this era of digitalization.