Artificial Intelligence And Copyright Laws In Mainland Tanzania: Gaps, Challenges And Prospects
- IJLLR Journal
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Deogratias I. Gasto, LL.B. (Hons) (RUCO), LL.M (UDSM), PhD (UDOM)
Albert Mhina, B.A, LL.B. (Hons), JSS Law College; LL.M (India); Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Catholic University of Mbeya.
ABSTRACT
This Article examines the convergence of Artificial intelligence and copyright laws in Mainland Tanzania. It delves into the gaps, challenges and prospects within the current copyright laws of Mainland Tanzania in relation to AI generated works and innovations. The Tanzania copyright Act1 provides clear statutory guidelines for the protection of literary, artistic, dramatic and computer programs. Though, the Copyright law of Mainland Tanzania provides copyright protection but still, it lacks specific provisions concerning innovation and creativity on authorship, ownership, automated content creation and market saturation, enforcement of copyright, originality, authenticity and fair use of the intellectual materials. The absence of such regulations in Mainland Tanzania leaves a significant gap in addressing the issues of authorship, ownership, originality, enforcement, authenticity and fair use. The article uses doctrinal and comparative methods but also, legislative and critical legal approach has been used to explore the challenges posed by the Artificial intelligence on the copyright laws. It identifies the key areas in which the Copyright law needs legal enhancements, drawing lessons from United Kingdom, United States and China. In order to effectively handle the changing copyright landscape, the study advocates for necessary legislative changes and policy interventions. It also, suggests strategies Tanzania Mainland might use to strike a balance between rearing innovation and protecting the rights of the creators. The results highlight how crucial it is to create AI-tailored copyright regulations and promote regional and global collaboration in order to successfully address these issues in Tanzania Mainland’s expanding digital economy.
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Copyright, Intellectual Property Rights, digital ecosystem.
