[kictanet] KCB cited for software piracy - Business Daily

[Ronald Ojino]

Interesting hmmm...however, it would be of great importance to know the
basis of the ruling...was it informed by any local act..which specific
clause?

On 30-Mar-2017 10:10 PM, "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Indeed. Not sure how this can be justified. The bottle line is that we all
> must respect IP.
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> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 5:39 PM +0300, "Ngigi Waithaka" <ngigi at at.co.ke>
> wrote:
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> Ali,
>>
>> That ruling is a bit interesting... You uninstall and yet are banned from
>> either developing or sourcing for a replacement!
>>
>> On 30 Mar 2017 10:13 a.m., "Ali Hussein via kictanet" <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Listers
>>>
>>> Interesting development. Potential precedence setting.
>>>
>>> The High Court has stopped KCB Group from using a banking IT platform
>>> following a multi-million-shilling lawsuit where the lender is accused of
>>> software piracy.
>>>
>>> Nagalakshmi Solutions Ltd (NLS) obtained orders stopping KCB from using
>>> its banking software after the lender continued using it despite
>>> terminating the five-year contract in November.
>>>
>>> Judge Fred Ochieng also ordered KCB, Kenya’s largest bank by assets, to
>>> uninstall the software that works together with its core banking
>>> application and barred the listed lender from developing a similar IT
>>> application.
>>>
>>> Read on:-
>>>
>>> http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/corporate/KCB-cited-for-s
>>> oftware-piracy/539550-3870220-b7e92lz/
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