Kenyan artists Reuben Kigame, Celestine Wambui Mbogo, and Stanley Ahoya are challenging the Kenyan Copyright Act in the High Court to gain benefits from the Blank Tape Levy. The dispute involves government entities and collective management organizations, with no resolution as of now. The Blank Tape Levy aims to compensate artists for potential revenue lost due to private copying of copyrighted material. This mechanism, widely implemented in Europe, has also been ratified in several African countries. Implementing the levy in Kenya could improve the income of artists and rights holders and contribute to the growth of the creative industry.
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