Nonini bashes Kenya Copyrights Board over Creative Economy Bill 2024
Kenyan rapper Hubert Mbuku Nakitar popularly known as Nonini on Monday, June 10, 2024, called out the Kenya Copyrights Board (KECOBO) over the proposed Creative Economy Bill 2024. Through his official social media pages, Nonini accused the board of double standards for backing the proposed bill which is set to benefit creatives. “Look who is […]
Copyright board issues warning after viral meme of Kenyan comedian Marindich
The government has cautioned corporates against the use of memes generated from photos and videos without consent from the original content creators. In a statement on Friday, August 5, 2022, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) said commercial use of the content amounts to copyright infringement and could attract civil liability. KECOBO was reacting to a […]
KECOBO revokes licenses of MCSK, two other royalty collecting organizations
Artists will not collect their royalties for the next three months following a decision by the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) to revoke the licenses of the three royalty collecting societies on Tuesday, August 24. In a public notice, the three companies; Kenya Association of Music Production(KAMP), Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) and Music Copyright […]