19 Mar 2024ANC to meet Ramaphosa over Copyright Amendment BillFollowing Parliament’s adoption of the Copyright Amendment and Performers’ Protection Amendment...By Ano Shumba
08 Mar 2024SAMPRA resolves music royalty dispute with restaurant groupThe South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) has withdrawn the charges it filed...By Peter Choge
01 Mar 2024SA Parliament adopts controversial Copyright Amendment BillDespite local and international organisations fervently lobbying against the adoption of the...By Ano Shumba
14 Dec 2023Sony Music Publishing Nigeria partners with DMCESony Music Publishing Nigeria this week announced a partnership with Digital Music Commerce &...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
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11 Aug 2023PAP Kenya lauds shutdown of illegal ISPsA Kenyan anti-piracy lobby group has commended the police and the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO)...By Peter Choge
07 Aug 2023Kenyan rapper Bamboo wins protracted copyright lawsuitKenyan media is reporting that pioneering Kenyan rapper Bamboo has been awarded Ksh4.5m ($32 000)...By Peter Choge
28 Jun 2023Music sampling and South African lawThe Sunday World reported in 2023 that veteran singer and composer Caiphus Semenya was claiming a...By Bongani Mdakane
27 Jun 2023COSON wins protracted copyright case against Calabar...The Nigerian Court of Appeal has upheld the Federal High Court’s decision to grant the Copyright...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
20 Apr 2023RiSA raises alarm over copyright and performers’ protection...The Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) has voiced concerns about harmful provisions in the...By Ano Shumba
24 Mar 2023Kenya: Nonini wins We Kamu copyright disputeKenyan hip hop artist Nonini has been awarded a Ksh1m (about $7 600) settlement by a court in...By Peter Choge
01 Nov 2022Kirani Ayat and Ghana Tourism Authority reach settlementKirani Ayat and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) have reached a settlement after the musician...By Gabriel Myers Hansen