Uganda: AI boosts Uganda's music but raises creativity, copyright concerns.

Shotlist Kampala, Uganda - Recent 1. Various of songwriter Benon Mugumbya working in recording studio 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Benon Mugumbya, songwriter (starting with shot 1): "Imagine something as simple as a slight melody -- tanta-lantala-tanta-lantala -- you know, I can prompt and tell AI to create something based on that melody, and within a minute or two I get to have a full-blown song. So, it's really an incredible tool that has become part of my work, and each day it continues to amaze me -- the things that it does." 3. Various of music production software in use 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Benon Mugumbya, songwriter (starting with shot 3): "To some of us, I can easily identify that's an AI song. There is something that you hear that is so fine and so crystal clear -- perfect vocals. So, I feel that at the moment it's still missing that soul, and that's why when you decide to use it -- I think it should just help you develop what you have -- build on what you have -- but not 100 percent go all out with it, so that we don't lose that human touch -- that human element in it." 5. Various of singer performing on stage, audience cheering 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Hamza Ssekamate, lawyer (starting with shot 5): "If AI is misused and you feel your content is being misused, you have the moral right. If you feel your content is being sold out for money, you have that economic right. So, you have the right to go to court, and we have seen it in countries like America, where producers have gone ahead to sue those record labels -- the cases are there, and it is also coming to Uganda." 7. Various of singers performing on stage 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Hamza Ssekamate, lawyer (starting with shot 7): "We cannot say that we are going to do away with AI; it is here to stay. We just need to enact laws that are going to address the gray areas and also help the authors to sell their songs and to have better versions of their songs." 9. Various of Mugumbya working in recording studio [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]