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"content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. It is a good Bill. The Copyright Act that we have, which is the substantive Act, has gaps in many areas. It was just last year when we saw the community of the blind and visually impaired approach this House, particularly to amend Section 50 of that Act. This Bill is about protection of intellectual property rights where those who can write books or come up with music are safeguarded in their talents so that they earn from their sweat. This Bill addresses substantive amendments to the Act which we should look at in detail in the Committee of the whole House stage. As Hon. Shakeel has said, we should look at it so that it does not kill the spirit of entrepreneurship by allowing easy access for work an individual has taken so many years of their lifetime to invest in. It is about protection of interest in various groups. What is happening currently in our country is, music is produced by Mr. X and in a few days, the CDs of that music are sold in the streets. If the original price tag of that particular music was Kshs2000, it will be sold on the streets for about Kshs 200. Basically, what the talent that an individual had invested in will be killed. There are also good things in this Bill particularly in the new frontiers of knowledge; the internet service providers. From what is happening currently, the internet service provider is a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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