International REPORT.

The article presents updates on copyright issues as of January 2004. Great Britain has passed a legislation that extends legal deposit to electronic publications. The Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 provides a legal framework for ensuring that electronic media is systematically collected as part of the published national archive. The law will cover a range of electronic publications, including electronic journals, publications on media and other paper. In October 2003, Google found itself on the opposite side of the table when two French Travel agencies, Luteciel and Viaticum, successfully sued Google France for trademark violation. The lawsuit followed Google France's refusal to curb the use of trademarked terms in its AdWords program, which permits individuals and companies to have their advertisements appear on the Google home page when specific terms are used. Copyright has become hugely contentious in the digital age. The problems are best demonstrated by Kenya's experience. Above all, there has been the sheer scale of piracy in the country.