Legal Framework for Performing Arts

Performing artists, like other cultural producers must always be aware of both ethical and legal issues involved in their business. This course equips students with the most significant aspects of the performing art business, including contract law and intellectual copyright. International and national policy documents, for example, Uganda Cultural Policy and UNESCO documents on culture will be critically studied to offer students skills to contribute to their review. This course will offer greater opportunities for the students to interact with performing artists and other stakeholders outside the academia. This course will be co-taught with Faculty of Law.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Objectives: 

• To create awareness among the students that creativity in music is an intellectual property and owners of this music have rights, which should be protected
• To create awareness of the rights the students have once they have created their music
• To sensitize students about the Ugandan intellectual property law and the Neighboring rights