The Kenya Association of Music producers, a collective management organisation licensed by the Kenya Copyright Board to represent the owners of sound recordings and music producers, is excited to announce its first 2019 Royalty distribution.

We have had a challenging start of the year with the delay of gazetting of the joint collection tariffs that assist us in issuing licenses. Nonetheless we put in place a vigorous campaign on various media platforms both on TV, radio and social media on educating members and users of copyrighted works on our mandate as KAMP and for the need of users to be compliant and the results are evident in the royalty distribution.

We are delighted to announce an unprecedented growth in royalty distribution. This is the highest pay out ever experienced translating to 70% of the total collection. The total amount of royalties paid for the period of April-June 2019 is Ksh 17million paid out to 1050 producers of sound recordings and producers of music videos.

As KAMP we are committed to distribute promptly every three months of collections realized to ensure our members’ economic livelihood are covered. We are also committed on reducing operations and administrative costs to ensure our Royalties remain within 70% of collections as per the requirements of Kenya copyright Board.

We are also committed to Joint collections partnership with PRISK and MCSK and strive to ensure all businesses that use copyright works pay for the Joint Copyright and Related Rights License.

The Board wishes to encourage our members to continue producing quality music to continue benefiting from future payments.

We thank you for your continued support.

Anthony Murimi Karani

Chairman KAMP

For and on Behalf of KAMP:         For and on Behalf of PRISK:               For and on Behalf of MCSK:

Mr. ANTHONY K. KARANI           Mr. EPHANTUS W. KAMAU               Mr. JAPHETH K. KASANGA (OGW)

CHAIRPERSON,                  CHAIRPERSON                         CHAIRPERSON

NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the general public involved in BROADCASTING, COMMUNICATION TO THE PUBLIC, PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC PLACES and MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION of copyrighted works THAT:-

1) KENYA ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC PRODUCERS (KAMP) – Administering and Managing Economic Rights of Producers of Sound Recording;

2) PERFORMERS RIGHTS SOCIETY OF KENYA (PRISK) – Administering and Managing Economic Rights of Performers in Sound recordings and audio-visual works; and 

3) MUSIC COPYRIGHT SOCIETY OF KENYA (MCSK) – Administering and Managing Economic Rights of Authors, Composers, Arrangers and Publishers of musical works.

KAMP, PRISK and MCSK have been licensed as Collective Management Organizations (CMO) as per the provisions of Section 46 of The Copyright Act, 2001, Laws of Kenya to issue a JOINT COPYRIGHT LICENSE.

TAKE NOTE THAT:

1) EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2019, KAMP, PRISK and MCSK shall JOINTLY AUTHORISE/LICENSE the use/ exploitation of Broadcasting, Communication to the Public, Performance in Public Places, Mechanical Reproduction and Synchronization Economic Rights in JOINT COPYRIGHT WORKS that are in their JOINT CATALOGUE/REPERTOIRE by issuing a JOINT COPYRIGHT LICENSE to any Broadcasting Station, Telecommunication Company, Restaurant, Hotel, Bar, Bank, Airline, Ship, Train, Cyber Cafe, Salon/Barber Shop, Shop, Supermarket, Shopping Mall, Public Service Vehicle (PSV), Tourist Service Vehicle (TSV), Commercial Vehicle/truck, Car Hire & Rental, Amusement Arcade, Video/Movie Hall, Disc Jockey (DJ/ VDJ), Concert, Promotional Activity/Van, Road Show, Discotheque, Agricultural Show/Fair, Gymnasium, Exhibition Hall, etc. so as to effect and ensure we have in place a process that is more streamlined, easy, transparent and accountable in the licensing/authorization and enforcing of compliance with The Copyright Act, 2001, Laws of Kenya.

2) KAMP, PRISK and MCSK in JOINT LICENSING OPERATIONS shall be using a JOINT TARIFF in calculating/ assessing JOINT LICENSE FEES payable so as to JOINTLY AUTHORISE/ LICENSE the exploitation of  Broadcast, Communication to the Public, Performance in Public Places, Synchronization and Mechanical Reproduction Economic Rights in JOINT COPYRIGHT WORKS that they are mandated to administer, manage and enforce compliance in line with The Copyright Act, 2001, Laws of Kenya.

3) In JOINT LICENSING OPERATIONS ONLY MPESA; CASH/CHEQUE BANK DEPOSITS (no physical cash payments) shall be allowed in paying JOINT LICENSE FEES so as to be JOINTLY AUTHORISED/ LICENSED by KAMP, PRISK and MCSK to exploit Broadcast, Communication to the Public, Performance in Public Places, Synchronization and Mechanical Reproduction Economic Rights in JOINT COPYRIGHT WORKS that they are mandated to administer, manage and enforce compliance in line with The Copyright Act, 2001, Laws of Kenya.

MPESA PAYBILL NO. 793911  A/C NO.7702460014

BANKING DETAILS: - COMMERCIAL BANK OF AFRICA (CBA), WESTLANDS BRANCH, 

ACCOUNT NUMBER – 7702460014

ACCOUNT NAME – KAMP-PRISK-MCSK

KINDLY FURTHER NOTE THAT

4) ANY exploitation of Broadcast, Communication to the Public, Performance in Public Places, Synchronization  and Mechanical Reproduction Economic Rights in JOINT COPYRIGHT WORKS WITHOUT a valid JOINT COPYRIGHT LICENSE from KAMP, PRISK and MCSK shall be doing or causing to be done an act of INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT (Section 35, The Copyright Act, 2001, Laws of Kenya) and will be liable of an OFFENCE OF INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT (Section 38, The Copyright Act, 2001, Laws of Kenya), which is punishable by either a FINE NOT EXCEEDING KShs. 400,000/= or IMPRISONMENT FOR A  TERM NOT EXCEEDING SIX (6) YEARS, OR BOTH.