Trained and well-researched international media consultant, Joel Isabirye, has confirmed that the government has already imported specialized devices to support enforcement of the country’s copyright framework. This development follows Parliament’s recent approval of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill 2025.According to Dr. Isabirye, the devices will be deployed across the country in venues where music is used for public performances and gatherings, including entertainment centers, bars, and event spaces.He explained that the system will comprise both software and hardware components, forming part of a broader national copyright management infrastructure.He further revealed that a nationwide mapping exercise of entertainment venues is currently underway to facilitate the rollout.Dr. Isabirye emphasized that the introduction of this technology will address longstanding challenges in proving copyright infringement cases.The government has developed a copyright management system where monitoring devices will be placed in locations that use music for public performance. The devices have already been imported. There will be both software and hardware. It’s going to be nationwide.Currently, a national mapping of entertainment centres is ongoing. So that challenge of not being able to prove certain cases is something we are moving beyond, because this is a project we have been implementing.Rema Namakula announces return to TikTok after breakHe added that Uganda, like several other countries, operates through performing rights societies that collect royalties on behalf of both local and foreign artists when their music is played publicly.The move is expected to strengthen copyright enforcement, improve transparency in royalty collection, and ensure that artists are fairly compensated for the use of their work.VIDEO: The monitoring devices to enforce the Copyright framework have already been imported. – Joel Isabirye#NextBigTalk #NBSUpdates pic.twitter.com/cuPFGd3he7— Next Radio 106.1FM (@nextradio_ug) March 21, 2026The post Joel Isabirye confirms Uganda imported devices to enforce copyright framework appeared first on MBU.