The Performer Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) Board of Directors and Management (B.O.D) has been given a FRESH MANDATE and a VOTE OF CONFIDENCE by its members to run the affairs of the society. The vote of confidence was resoundingly issued at the society’s 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) which saw close to 1500 members attend the meeting where they expressed their support in the directors.
Kenya has become the latest country to join the Beijing Treaty.
Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) has been on the forefront pushing for the ratification of Beijing treaty by the government of Kenya. PRISK wrote enough support memoranda and now a performer in audiovisual performances is better protected.
The Treaty deals with the intellectual property rights of performers in audiovisual performances.
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) have given all broadcast service providers and telecommunications content service providers until 29th November, 2019 to adhere to their copyright obligations as provided for in the CA license conditions and ensure adherence to any other law as they carry out their services.
Kenya Association of Music Producers, Performers Rights Society of Kenya and Music Copyright Society of Kenya applaud the Kisumu judicial review ruling issued by Justice Fred A. Ochieng that clears the way for the three Collective Management Organizations to continue with the Joint Copyright and Related Rights licensing.
In the new ruling issued on 5th November, Justice Fred A. Ochieng directed the 3 collective management organizations i.e. KAMP, PRISK, and MCSK to continue with the joint collections for a period of 60 days.
