The Legal Landscape and Challenges

Abstract

The main purpose of this chapter is to interrogate the regulatory environment in Africa by exploring trends and developments within key intellectual property rights agencies and highlighting some of the challenges revolving around contracts enforcement and royalty payments. In many developing countries, the performance and competitiveness of the creative industries have suffered from weak institutional capacity and a spate of copyrights infringement. This chapter highlights a few case illustrations drawing upon the World Intellectual Property Organisation surveys covering a selection of African countries between 2011 and 2020.

Citation

Madichie, N.O. and Hinson, R.E. (2022), "The Legal Landscape and Challenges", The Creative Industries and International Business Development in Africa, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 71-87. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-302-420211006