In the above public notice in today’s newspaper, Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) states as follows: “This is to inform the general public that Mr. Dan Maurice Okoth resigned from his position as the Chief Executive Officer of MCSK. Mr. Okoth ceased to be an employee of MCSK from 24th March 2016. He is … Continue reading MCSK Board Unceremoniously Removes Long-serving CEO
This blogger has recently come across an astute ruling by the High Court in the case of Music Copyright Society of Kenya v Chief Magistrate’s Court & Inspector General of Police [2015] eKLR. Justice L. Kimaru sitting in the High Court was approached by the authors’ collecting society, Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) to … Continue reading High Court Upholds Freeze of Collecting Society’s Bank Accounts: Ruling in MCSK v Chief Magistrate, Inspector General
This blogger has recently come across Nairobi High Court Civil Case No. 262 of 2015 Irene Mutisya & Anor v. Music Copyright Society of Kenya & Anor. In this case Mutisya and another copyright owner Masivo have filed suit against Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) and mobile network operator Safaricom Limited for copyright infringement. … Continue reading Blind Opposition to Caller Ringtone Deal between Safaricom and Collecting Societies: High Court Case of Irene Mutisya & Anor v. MCSK & Anor
This blogger has recently come across a recent judgment of the High Court in the case of Maurice Owino Onyango v Music Copyright Society of Kenya [2015] eKLR. In this case, Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK), the sole collecting society or collective management organisation (CMO) for authors, composers and publishers of musical works, was … Continue reading High Court Affirms Role of Collecting Society in Copyright Enforcement: Case of Ruma Lodge v. MCSK
“…there has been a bickering and attendant judicial skirmish over who is the sole Collector in Nigeria, at the time of penning this piece, the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) seems to be recognized as such. However, it is an anomaly in my opinion as there could be more bodies to administer Royalty collection. In … Continue reading Lessons for MCSK from Nigeria: Music Copyright Society of Kenya Must Administer Rights Even Without Government License
Last year, a Commission under the Department of Trade and Industry in South Africa was appointed to investigate collecting societies in South Africa. The Commission’s Report was recently released and can be accessed in full here. This 223-paged report on collecting societies in South Africa made a number of key recommendations. For instance, this is … Continue reading ‘One Society, One Right’? 50 Years of Collective Administration of Music Copyright in Africa: Changes at SAMRO and MCSK
Over the past year, IPKenya has written several blogposts on the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK), based primarily on credible information from the national Copyright Office (KECOBO), media reports as well as information from online sources. IPKenya has always endeavoured to be balanced and fair in its appraisal of the fall-out between KECOBO and … Continue reading Music Copyright Society of Kenya MCSK Boss Finally Speaks Out
Today IPKenya came across this story in the Bahamas Tribune about the Bahamas Copyright Royalty Tribunal titled “Copyright Holders Recieve ‘Not One Cent’ in 11 Years” and the opening paragraph summarises the article as follows: “”NOT one single cent” has been paid by the fund set up 11 years ago by the Bahamas to compensate … Continue reading The Fate of Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK)
Improving creators’ royalty collections in Africa: CMOs gather in Abidjan for CISAC’s Africa Committee [Official] Figures of the week: Africa’s energy innovation landscape [Brookings] 5th Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest, Sept 27-29 Washington DC [Register Now] Nigeria announces national airline, didn’t register domain names [iAfrikan] South Africa’s Proposed Copyright Fair Use Right … Continue reading #ipkenya Weekly Dozen: 27/07
Endless wrangles in Kenya’s collective management system have made us all experts in copyright law. The thorny question of how and to what extent key players in the collective administration of copyright and related rights must comply with the Constitution remains a hotly debated topic. This brings us to a recent judgment by the High … Continue reading Music Royalties and Human Rights: High Court Decision on Copyright Collective Management Cases
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