the Legal and Practical Bottlenecks For the Formation and Operation of Collective Management Organizations In Ethiopia:
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2020-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The system of collective administration of rights is introduced to Ethiopia by the Copyright and
Neighboring Rights Protection (Amendment) Proclamation No. 872/2014. While this is a step forward, the
adequacy of the legal framework governing the system leaves much to be desired. This Thesis has examined
this legal framework using doctrinal and non-doctrinal methods and concludes that the legal framework is
incomplete. By failing to define the key concept of ‘sector association’, the Proclamation has already
complicated the establishment of two collective management organizations (CMOs). It also fails to provide
for rules governing the relationship between right holders and CMOs, between CMOs and end users, and
resale rights. Moreover, the failure of the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office to adopt manuals on
specific supervisory processes adds to the inadequacy of the legal framework. The Thesis recommends
specific legal reforms that address these inadequacies through amending the Proclamation, and /or
revising the draft Regulations before it is adopted.
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Collective Management Organizations