×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Home To Bold Columnists
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Corporates may need to rethink sharing popular memes as KECOBO comes down on copyright law

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Kenya Copyright Board ( KECOBO) has warned internet users against generating memes from copyrighted content. In a statement released on various social media, they said:

"A meme generated without the authority of the copyright owner is an infringement on their copyright particularly the exclusive rights to reproduce, copy, adapt and publish since the original photograph or video undergoes some alteration and incorporation of a text.."

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Sports
Kipawa soccer academy pick key lessons from Germany tour
By Ben Ahenda 11 hrs ago
Sports
Boxers leaving nothing to chance ahead of Nakuru leg
Motorsport
Tundo, Chager lead rally legends in welcoming new racing governing body
By AFP 1 day ago
Football
Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices