Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.advisorFerguson, Steve
dc.contributor.advisorRens, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMrutu, Mercy Ezekiel
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-19T13:12:09Z
dc.date.available2026-03-19T13:12:09Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.updated2026-03-19T09:01:46Z
dc.description.abstractThe dissertation critically analyses the effect of peer to peer file sharing in music copyright. Traditionally Copyright law was meant for material or physical works, however, with the development in Information and Computer technology and later digital technology, copying has been made simple and more efficient. As a result, people can now get copyrighted works through peer to peer file sharing, regardless of whether such practice infringe or does not infringe owners exclusive rights. Various countries have taken various steps including amendment of relevant copyright laws and through case decisions in order to balance between users' interests and interests of copyright holders for purposes of making such laws up to date. This study analyses various approaches undertaken by the United States of America and European Union in order to find out how their copyright law developed and addresses issues of digital copyright infringements of music through peer-to-peer file sharing and draw lessons for Tanzania. The interest to carry out this study was intensified by the extent of the problem after discovered that currently music is easily and freely transferred through peer to peer file sharing and at times owners of copyright are not considered through such music transfer. This study assed the current legal position of Tanzania in respect of peer to peer file sharing and assessed whether it provides for music copyright infringement through peer to peer file sharing. The study further reviewed the position of United States of America and European Union in order to make out how their legal framework addressed the problem of peer to peer file sharing in music copyright. The finding of this research was obtained through library research. Findings of this research revealed that the Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act, No 7 of 1999 of Tanzania does not specifically provide for electronic copyright infringement and consequently for music copyright infringement through peer to peer file sharing.
dc.identifier.apacitationMrutu, M. E. (2010). <i>Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43025en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMrutu, Mercy Ezekiel. <i>"Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43025en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMrutu, M.E. 2010. Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43025en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Mrutu, Mercy Ezekiel AB - The dissertation critically analyses the effect of peer to peer file sharing in music copyright. Traditionally Copyright law was meant for material or physical works, however, with the development in Information and Computer technology and later digital technology, copying has been made simple and more efficient. As a result, people can now get copyrighted works through peer to peer file sharing, regardless of whether such practice infringe or does not infringe owners exclusive rights. Various countries have taken various steps including amendment of relevant copyright laws and through case decisions in order to balance between users' interests and interests of copyright holders for purposes of making such laws up to date. This study analyses various approaches undertaken by the United States of America and European Union in order to find out how their copyright law developed and addresses issues of digital copyright infringements of music through peer-to-peer file sharing and draw lessons for Tanzania. The interest to carry out this study was intensified by the extent of the problem after discovered that currently music is easily and freely transferred through peer to peer file sharing and at times owners of copyright are not considered through such music transfer. This study assed the current legal position of Tanzania in respect of peer to peer file sharing and assessed whether it provides for music copyright infringement through peer to peer file sharing. The study further reviewed the position of United States of America and European Union in order to make out how their legal framework addressed the problem of peer to peer file sharing in music copyright. The finding of this research was obtained through library research. Findings of this research revealed that the Copyright and Neighboring Rights Act, No 7 of 1999 of Tanzania does not specifically provide for electronic copyright infringement and consequently for music copyright infringement through peer to peer file sharing. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Music works KW - copyright KW - Tanzania LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania TI - Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43025 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/43025
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMrutu ME. Peer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Centre for Law and Society, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/43025en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Law and Society
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectMusic works
dc.subjectcopyright
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.titlePeer to peer file sharing in music works; is it an intrusion to copyright? case study of Tanzania
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelLLM
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