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This article provides an overview of enforcement measures that are available to intellectual property right-holders on the African continent. Africa is rising—with comparatively high growth rates and a rising number of consumers—and so is the anti-counterfeiting challenge. There are, however, particularities when it comes to enforcing intellectual property rights in Africa which right-holders and practitioners will have to take into account.

The article examines the law and practice in relation to enforcement of intellectual property rights in the following countries and territories: Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mauritius and South Africa.

The authors conclude that the enforcement of intellectual property rights in Africa remains a very complex issue, due to the absence of harmonisation of standards and procedures in relation to anti-counterfeiting measures. However, thanks to the efforts and the goodwill of right-holders, practitioners and law enforcement authorities, steady progress is being made when it comes to successful enforcement of intellectual property rights in Africa.

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Talking about the Music modernization Act.

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This is a great article. To top it up, this project will greatly help the African continent and my country in particular in this regard; It’s large and complex, but it broadly sets out to pay songwriters fairly for streaming, establish a collective that overlooks where mechanical royalties go, and streamline how money is collected. In some African countries, there are no paramount foundations for a sustainable music trading system. This has let so many creative minds to go into ruins. In my country Cameroon 🇨🇲 in particular, it will not help just songwriters. It will help labels and streaming aggregators too. We all realize the current environment is really bad for those in the music business, for the few who understand it turn to parasite the ignorant ones. This is a big problem. Cameroon doesn’t have a legislative music industry yet, and same goes to other African Countries. In this light, music creators don’t know what it takes to make a living from this craft, and so they are being neglected. This Act will greatly help African talents if enacted. The people need to be aware about the global music business. Thank you.

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Hi Cynthia Gayton and all members of this working group. In as much as this Act will greatly help musicians and copyright owners, I think it expands beyond that virtue. This Act will not only help the parties it stands to protect but will also be of help to those who consume,share, and admire the ethics of this framework, with regards to those these parties turn to render help to in return. As it helps Musicians and copyright owners, that same way they too have the available resources to aid the general public. It’s a great opportunity for global development from one party to another.