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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We discussed this matter here few years ago and then PS at Ministry of Information (Dr. Ndemo) recommended we proceed to court. The government would support. If you search the archive you will see the communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> We filed a petition last year. Although Business Daily didn’t capture all our pleadings when reporting here -> (<a href="http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Music-copyright-owners-illegal-downloads/-/539550/2605386/-/na4mbsz/-/index.html">http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Corporate-News/Music-copyright-owners-illegal-downloads/-/539550/2605386/-/na4mbsz/-/index.html</a>) the petition had several pleas to the court. One of the them was for KECOBO and CA to work together to create a law to help reduce online piracy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I am happy to see this happening.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Although some of us here are dismissing this, please remember M-PESA is hugely successful in Kenya and not so in any other country. I hear, not sure, Vodafone makes crazy profits in Kenya unlike any other country. I also heard, not sure, Airtel makes losses in Kenya unlike the other regions. Is it 65% of the people accessing internet are using mobile devices in Kenya?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>We are unique country that needs unique solutions. Our creative industry is unable to grow because people are stealing content through the internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'> kictanet [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com@lists.kictanet.or.ke] <b>On Behalf Of </b>cdohnio via kictanet<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 08, 2015 7:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> bkioko@bernsoft.com<br><b>Cc:</b> cdohnio<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] Piracy websites targeted in new law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>While we may be dismissive of this because we have the technical skills to by pass anything the govenment tries doesn't mean this is not a bad law, what happens if someone shares a video or audio to FB or Twitter? The implications for free speech could be huge. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I think this is coming of the back of the Music Policy? I wrote about the implications for tech on my blog(<a href="http://cdohnio.blogspot.co.ke/2015/05/what-you-didnt-know-about-national.html">http://cdohnio.blogspot.co.ke/2015/05/what-you-didnt-know-about-national.html</a>) highlighting exactly this problem and a couple of others.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Let's not brush this off listers<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>All the best,</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>princelySid</span><o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333D47'><br></span></b><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333D47'>Twitter:</span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333D47'> @princelySid | <b>Website: </b><a href="http://cdohnio.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">cdohnio.blogspot.com</a></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333D47'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>
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