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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'>I would consider it so. The government has handed us an opportunity to re-build the music industry – afresh!. We MUST work to get it right this time.<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><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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"'> Grace Githaiga [mailto:ggithaiga@kictanet.or.ke] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 29, 2017 8:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Cc:</b> Bernard Kioko<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] PRESS STATEMENT BY MPAKE<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bernard<br>I bet this is a win for you guys? Yes? You have fought a good fight :)<br><br><br>Best regards<br><br><br>Githaiga, Grace<br><br><br><br>On Wednesday, 29-03-2017 at 08:02 Bernard Kioko via kictanet wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #22437F 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>MCSK is not authorized to collect royalties anymore. So no role as far as collection and distribution of Music Royalties is concerned. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>See <a href="https://www.copyright.go.ke/media-gallery/news-and-updates/319-music-copyright-society-of-kenya-mcsk-denied-licence.html" target="_blank">https://www.copyright.go.ke/media-gallery/news-and-updates/319-music-copyright-society-of-kenya-mcsk-denied-licence.html</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><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"'> Linda Kwamboka [<a href="mailto:lkwamboka@mfarm.co.ke">mailto:lkwamboka@mfarm.co.ke</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:linda@mfarm.co.ke">linda@mfarm.co.ke</a>; Bernard Kioko<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [kictanet] PRESS STATEMENT BY MPAKE</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So what will be </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MCSK's role?</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 7:47 AM, Bernard Kioko via kictanet <<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>Hello Listers.<br><br>The Government through Kenya Copyright Board has licensed another<br>organisation, Music Publishers Association of Kenya (MPAKE), in the place of<br>MCSK to collect and distribute royalties for authors, composers and<br>publishers. Please find attached a Press Statement on the same.<br><br>Regards,<br><br>Rachel<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>kictanet mailing list<br><a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br><a href="https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ki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