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- MCSK Affirms Right to Collect;
The Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) has affirmed its continued authority to collect royalties, clarifying that recent social media statements regarding its 2025 license renewal don’t align with court judgments.
MCSK has applied for the renewal of its 2025 Certificate of Registration as a Collective Management Organization (CMO) license to continue managing the rights of both local and international members.
The organization, through exclusive Deeds of Assignment, administers and enforces the economic rights of over 15,500 Kenyan authors, composers, arrangers, and publishers of copyrighted musical works within Kenya.
“We wish to clarify that the recent statement made by the Chairman of Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) on social media has not been formally communicated to MCSK,” read part of the statement.
Further, the organization said the contents of the statement do not align with the Judgment delivered on 9th September 2024 by the Copyright Tribunal in COPTA/E002/2024 and the Ruling delivered on April 3, 2025 by the High Court of Kenya in HCCA No. E1035 of 2024.
MCSK wishes to affirm that there are no internal disputes that would legally or administratively justify the denial or delay in issuance of a provisional 2025 CMO License.
“We are waiting for formal communication from KECOBO following the completion of their internal processes,” MCSK noted.
The organization also added that all payment of royalties should be done through MCSK’s legitimate payment channels.
