Hi Shem Regarding Uganda's current position on IP and e-commerce, there is a green paper that was forwarded to cabinet by the Law Reform Commission on the proposed E-Commerce law based mainly on the UK version.
As for the copyright law which caters for IP, a white paper is soon being presented to Parliament by cabinet and I understand it has been upgraded to include protection of IT software producers. Thats as far as I know. Wire > Kiggs, > > Lawyers have strange ways of interpreting laws, until they do, and > decisions are upheld up to the supreme court, then its always a case of > wait and see. > But I am still blank on my issues I asked about below > > enlighten me , what is the present status of the law governing >> > a) intellectual copy rights ? >> b) ICT stuff - software and hardware, are these now acceptable as >> evidence ? >> c) e-commerce, has Uganda signed up to the unictral e-commerce law or >> has it been enacted/incorporated into our laws ? > > warmest regards > � > Shem Nnaggenda Kanabi-Nsubuga > Africa Project Manager PACES > AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE > Standard Chartered Bank, 1, Aldermanbury Square, London EC2V 7SB, UK > Tel: +44 (0)20 72807805 : +44 (0)20 7457 7805� or +44 (0)20 7280 7500 > AEN: + 1044 7805 FONENET+1401 7805 Fax: +44 207 280 7208; Mobile: +44 (0) > 790 4795061 > > "Leading the Way in Asia ,� Africa and the Middle East" > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 22-09-04 02:44 PM > Please respond to Linux Users Group Uganda > > > To: Linux Users Group Uganda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: Re: [LUG] legal dress(redress!) > > Shem, > Very good question. As you know, not only is our country very small and > poor, it does not have a history of the small man winning battles > against the big guys in the courts (unless its assult with a hundred > witnesses or some such thing)) that is why Lunghabo said it would be a > test case. We just don't have the Intellectual Property laws in place. > > I do not think it will be a test case, I think it will be a case that > will be handled like all the rest. I would be very suprised if anything > apart from a judgement in favour of the big boys is given. > > As I said earlier its a waste of time and money in my opinion. > > If you are foolhardy enough to sue the big boys then do it correctly. Do > it where the laws are fair and the chances are much higher of victory. > > An example of South Africans suing the British Parent company of a South > African subsidiary that erred is contained below. > > The precedent is thus set. > > http://www.fasken.com/WEB/FMDWEBSITEFRENCH.NSF/0/9B7DA3616057265085256C4D004C40EA/$File/PARENT%20CORPORATION%20LIABILITY%20FOR%20FOREIGN%20SUBSIDIARIES.PDF?OpenElement > The end of the document says.......... > H. THE ENGLISH CAPE ASBESTOS DECISION > The English House of Lords recently ruled on whether South African > residents could sue in English Courts for tort damages arising in the > South African asbestos mines owned by a subsidiary of an English parent > corporation9. More than three thousand South Africans sought standing to > sue London-based Cape PLC for negligent control of its South African > subsidiaries. Cape PLC owned the South African holding company, Cape > Asbestos South Africa (Pty.) Limited ( CASAP ), which in turn owned the > asbestos mines in South Africa s Northern Cape Province. The claim > involves asbestosis and cancers attributable to exposure to asbestos in > the CASAP mines before 1979. Cape PLC ended its operations in South > Africa in 1979. The House of Lords unanimously decided that all the > claimants could sue the parent company in England. The House of Lords > found that this case concerns the responsibility of the parent company > for ensuring the observance of proper standards of health and safety by > its overseas subsidiaries.............. > > Kiggs > > > On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 14:35, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: >> Good people , >> >> Do u know that the suit this guy(lets call him .....!) last wore was >> one he had "bought" and returned to the store the day after he wore it >> ? Using the "u can return it in 7 days if you are not happy sales >> sweetener?" >> This is an example of many sales techniques. >> >> enlighten me , what is the present status of the law governing >> >> a) intellectual copy rights ? >> b) ICT stuff - software and hardware, are these now acceptable as >> evidence ? >> c) e-commerce, has Uganda signed up to the unictral e-commerce law or >> has it been enacted/incorporated into our laws ? >> >> warmest regards >> >> >> >> Shem Nnaggenda Kanabi-Nsubuga >> AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE >> Standard Chartered Bank, 1, Aldermanbury Square, London EC2V 7SB, UK >> Tel: +44 (0)20 72807805 : +44 (0)20 7457 7805 or +44 (0)20 7280 7500 >> >> AEN: + 1044 7805 FONENET+1401 7805 Fax: +44 207 280 7208; Mobile: +44 >> (0) 790 4795061 >> >> >> "Leading the Way in Asia , Africa and the Middle East" >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> >> This email is confidential. 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