{"id":678675,"date":"2022-05-18T18:03:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=678675"},"modified":"2022-05-19T09:55:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T06:55:23","slug":"ezekiel-mutua-picks-up-a-fight-with-copyright-board-in-defense-of-raila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2022\/05\/ezekiel-mutua-picks-up-a-fight-with-copyright-board-in-defense-of-raila\/","title":{"rendered":"Ezekiel Mutua picks up a fight with Copyright Board in defense of Raila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NAKURU, Kenya, May 18 — Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO Ezekiel Mutua has picked up a fight with the Kenya Copyright Board over the ongoing tussle pitting Raila Odinga’s presidential campaign against the Sauti Sol band.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Copyright Board which tasked with administration and enforcement copyright and related rights had issued a statement upholding Sauti Sol’s claim on the violation of synchronization rights as valid saying authority sought by Odinga’s campaign from MCSK was limited to use of music in rallies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The board said MCSK licenses do not cover synchronization rights which are expressly granted by copyright holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The use of sound recording as soundtrack with visual images in a film, video, television show, commercial or other audio-visual production is NOT part of those uses authorized by a Public Performance License,\u201d Copyright Board Executive Director Edward Sigei said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTherefore, the use of sound recording for synchronization in the manner outlined by the complainant without authority is therefore infringement and thus violates Kenyan Copyright Law,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mutua however faulted Sigei for issuing a statement on the matter “without consultations”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Odinga’s team paid a Sh560,000 for music copyright in it’s campaigns until May 2023,” he told journalists in Nakuru on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sigei pointed out that the Odinga-led coalition flouted the Copyrights Act as they are required to have a synchronization license to give them leeway to use local and international license in soundtracks with visual images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA synchronization license can only be issued by the composer and publisher. They have the authority to negotiate and issue a synchronization license. In this matter, the composers\/performers allege that this was not done,\u201d Sigei stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hon. @MarthaKarua<\/a> is an exceptional leader with high principles.

Thank you, Martha, for agreeing to walk with me on this journey.

Together #Inawezekana<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/jlWDuBJuh2<\/a><\/p>— Raila Odinga (@RailaOdinga) May 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>