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“IP Is Nearly Half The US Economy”: US Says Strong Copyright Laws Can Unlock Billions For Africa’s Creative Sector
By Ross Moyo The United States says intellectual property is not just about law. It is about GDP, jobs, and exports. And it ...
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“No Ongoing Programs Yet With ZIPO”: USPTO Open To Partnership With Zimbabwe IP Office
By Ross Moyo Is the US working with Zimbabwe’s IP office? Not yet, but the door is open. Ross Moyo, of TechnoMag Zimbabwe ...
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“Take Down 1000 Pirate Sites”: US Homeland Security Working With Africa To Fight Streaming Piracy
By Ross Moyo As US-African artist collaborations grow, so does cross-border piracy. Kamal Monsari, representing Algeria journalists and creatives asked about “legal mechanisms ...
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“Fair Use Will Balance AI And Creators”: USPTO On AI’s Relationship To Intellectual Property
By Ross Moyo AI was the hot topic closing the digital press briefing with Katherine Hiner of the of the United States Patent ...
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“No Ongoing Programs Yet”: USPTO Open To Partner With ZIPO As It Rolls Out First Africa Patent Deal With Ghana
By Ross Moyo Zimbabwe’s intellectual property office has no active USPTO training program — but that could change. This was revealed after Ross ...
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“Piracy Is Not Victimless”: USPTO Tells Zimbabwe Artists How To Monetize Music On TikTok, YouTube, Spotify
By Ross Moyo Zimbabwe’s music industry is blowing up on TikTok, YouTube and Spotify, but piracy remains the biggest barrier to earning. That ...
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“Ratify The Internet Treaties”: US Backs WCT And WPPT To Put Money In African Artists’ Pockets
By Ross Moyo To turn IP protection into real revenue, the US is pushing African countries to ratify 2 key treaties. Ms. Maya ...
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“Piracy Is Bleeding African Artists”: USPTO Offers Zimbabwe Musicians Facilitation Tools To Monetize On TikTok, YouTube, Spotify
By Ross Moyo Zimbabwe’s music industry is growing at record speed on TikTok, YouTube and Spotify. But for every stream, there’s a pirated ...
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“IP Is 44% Of US GDP”: USPTO Says Strong IP Frameworks Can Unlock Billions For Africa’s Creative Economy
By Ross Moyo Music is not just culture. In the US model, it’s nearly half the economy. That was the core message from ...
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ZESA Group Placed Under Mutapa Investment Fund As Cabinet Approves Full Restructuring
By Ross Moyo Cabinet has approved a major restructuring of the ZESA Group, with the power utility’s shareholding now placed under the Mutapa ...



















