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“Ratify The Internet Treaties”: US Pushes African Governments To Reform IP Laws To Attract Investment
By Ross Moyo If African governments want US tech investment and music exports, they must first update their IP laws. That was the ...
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“$286 Million Lost In Kenya And Nigeria”: USPTO Says CMO Reform And Piracy Crackdowns Key To African Music Revenue
By Ross Moyo African music has global demand. But the money is not reaching artists. That was the central finding from the US ...
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“IP Is Half The US Economy”: Strong IP Laws Can Turn African Music Into Jobs And Exports, Says USPTO
By Ross Moyo Strong IP laws are not just legal paperwork. They are an economic engine. Isabel Martha Nakirya of Future Story, Uganda ...
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“$286 Million Lost”: USPTO Says Lack Of Transparency In CMOs Is Bleeding African Music Revenue
By Ross Moyo African music has global demand, but the money is leaking. Michael Kamutu, journalist from Uganda was amongst the few registered ...
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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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“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 ...



















