25 Jun 2024Big Three labels sue AI firms for copyright infringementThe Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has announced the filing of two copyright...By Peter Choge
08 Mar 2024SAMPRA resolves music royalty dispute with restaurant groupThe South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) has withdrawn the charges it filed...By Peter Choge
11 Aug 2023PAP Kenya lauds shutdown of illegal ISPsA Kenyan anti-piracy lobby group has commended the police and the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO)...By Peter Choge
27 Jun 2023COSON wins protracted copyright case against Calabar...The Nigerian Court of Appeal has upheld the Federal High Court’s decision to grant the Copyright...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
19 Apr 2023Ghanaian legend Obrafour sues Drake for copyright...Veteran Ghanaian musician Obrafour has sued Canadian hip hop artist Drake for alleged copyright...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
26 Oct 2022Kenyan bank ordered to pay music creatorA Kenyan bank has been ordered to pay Ksh5m (about $41 000) to a university student for copyright...By Peter Choge
16 Sep 2022Ghanaian producer sues CAF for copyright infringementGhanaian producer and broadcaster Kwabena ‘Spiky Beats’ Ofei-Kwadey Nkrumah is suing the...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
25 Aug 2022Music piracy: Where are we today?Going through lockdown in 2020 seemed to leave me wondering about the state of music piracy. Are...By Jonathan G. Shaw
19 Jul 2022Kenyan artist sues politician over campaign jingleA Kenyan musician has begun legal action against a politician over alleged copyright infringement.By Peter Choge
17 May 2022Kenya: Sauti Sol in tussle with political party over song...Afropop band Sauti Sol has threatened to take legal action against one of Kenya’s leading political...By Peter Choge
29 Apr 2021Ghana: Wendy Shay accuses SA film producer of copyright...Ghanaian Afropop singer Wendy Shay has accused the producers of South African Netflix film Slay of...By Gabriel Myers Hansen
29 Mar 2018NGOs used my song illegally – Burundian singerA musician from Burundi has filed a copyright infringement complaint against the UN Children's Fund...By Lucy Ilado