The Kenya Copyright Board has demanded immediate takedown of content offending the national anthem by a British-based music company that has allegedly copyrighted it. The board on Tuesday said it is consulting relevant state departments on legal and administrative measures to prevent unauthorised copyright claim on the national anthem now and in future. This comes after a Kenyan content creator protested to YouTube on grounds that Dewolfe Music had copyrighted the national anthem. "The national anthem is over 50 years and has thus fallen into public domain. "The alleged claim for copyright by this company or any other to the original rendition of the national anthem, cannot, therefore, be supported.

Source: The Star February 05, 2019 15:11 UTC