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The recent commercialisation of translations of Kenya’s national anthem through Safaricom’s skiza tunes provokes an important debate.
Questions on who owns the copyright in the national anthem and its translations have cropped up. What would be the likely outcome if an application for registration of the translations would be presented to the Kenya Copyright Board (Kecobo)?
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