US-based record label fails to stop Gengetone star Fathermoh Sh87m copyright case
- The court found that Black Market Record had failed to give a complete account of the dispute when seeking the orders.
- The court also said the label should have allowed the Copyright Tribunal to handle the dispute before turning to the High Court.
A US-based record label has lost its attempt to stop Kenya’s Copyright Tribunal from hearing claims brought by two Kenyan musicians, including a Sh87 million compensation case filed by Gengetone star ‘Fathermoh’.
The High Court has lifted orders that had temporarily stopped the tribunal from hearing the disputes involving Black Market Records, ‘Fathermoh’ (Moses Otieno Ojwang) and ‘Harry Craze’ (Harry Otieno Adoyo).
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