MCSK Declares Ksh.500k Penalty To Kenyans Who Violates Copyright Policy.
The Kenyan Government has informed all Kenyan s that playing copyrighted music without a music license violates the copyright rules envisioned in the 2010 Kenyan Constitution and that strict measures of the law will be enforced in an effort to ensure full compliance with the aforementioned law.
The Kenyan government announced via the Music Society of Kenya that anyone caught playing any copyrighted music without possessing a music license will be subject to a fine of Ksh 500,000.
If those playing copyrighted content do not pay licensing fees, Mutua revealed that MCSK will use the police department to make arrests.
“We are asking the police to give us reinforcement as we go after defaulters, it is the work of police department to help us enforce our laws,” Mutua commented addressing the Kenya police.
Matatus in Kenya are supposed to pay between Ksh7000 and KSh36,550 annually depending on passenger capacity.
Commercial TVs in Kenya are supposed to pay Ksh150,000 per month to play copyrighted music while radio stations pay between Ksh200,000 and Ksh700,000 per month depending on frequency scope.
Failure to pay music licensing fee attracts a fine not exceeding Ksh500,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding four years or both.
