March 28, 2014
Summer vacation ideas
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March 18, 2014
TOP 5 AILMENTS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY: PART 5: HOBBY-ISM
And the award for WORST ailment in the creative industry goes to...
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March 9, 2014
Lupita’s Oscar Win: A Reflection on Systems or Lack of it in Kenya’s Creative Industry.
It is amazing what can happen when one believes in their talents and the capabilities. It is what we have seen as the case with some of the world’s greatest millionaires and big names in the world’s economy. Lupita’s Oscar win has me reflecting quite...
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March 4, 2014
Liz Lenjo’s Law Blog Nominated for BAKE Awards: Best Topical Blog. Vote For Liz Lenjo’s Law
I would like to thank my readers for contributing to the success of this blog. My main goal has been and remains to engage stake holders in all facets of the entertainment, arts and innovations industries and to educate you on the law, practices as...
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March 3, 2014
KAMP-PRISK COURT VICTORY: A QUASHED ATTEMPT AT ESCAPING TO RECOGNIZE PRODUCERS’ AND PERFORMERS’ RIGHTS.
Last year, a local hotel Nairobi Pacific moved the courts praying that the Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) be restrained from entering their premises and ‘harassing’ them and collecting performance fees. Their argument was that since they...
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February 25, 2014
City coffee guide
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February 5, 2014
ROBBING COMPETITIONS: AN OUTCRY ON BEHALF OF KENYAN POETS
Recently, the Nation newspaper put out an outrageous advertisement calling poets to send in their love inspired poetry to be featured on the 14th February 2014 and get this, they pay Kshs. 1,000 to have the poetry for the poetry to be published and a...
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January 28, 2014
TOP 5 AILMENTS IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY:PART 4: IGNORANCE
Whenever one remarks that ‘People perish for lack of knowledge’ most of us scoff at them. Perhaps because we are unaware of what this truly means. The casual manner in which creatives handle themselves is marred with ignorance. Ignorance of the law and ignorance of...
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January 17, 2014
FILM CENSORSHIP AND BANS: THE ROLE OF KENYA FILM CLASSIFICATION BOARD
The internet and social media is buzzing with comments on the recent ban of the American film ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ by the Kenya Film Classification Board. Before I proceed with the crucial matter at hand, I would like to clarify a confusion that...
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January 7, 2014
Dream Girls: A Peek into Realities of the Music Business
The holidays are over and we are back to the rat race. This past holiday, I cuddled up on my couch and enjoyed a medley of movies. I enjoyed myself by watching the latest movies as well as previous hit movies. When Dream Girls hit the...
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November 14, 2013
Brand Enforcement: The Task of the Anti-Counterfeit Agency
Last week, I attended the Kenya Copyright Board Open Day and I had the opportunity to interact with an official from the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA). I was very clueless as to how rampant the issue of counterfeit goods is in our Kenyan market and how...
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November 14, 2013
Walking the Talk: The Quest for an Artists’ Association
This morning I turned on my television and I landed on a show discussing the role of musicians. Unfortunately, nothing that was said was new or news; it was the usual repeated talk that is yet to be actioned. It is wonderful that art in all...
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October 15, 2013
Global Positioning: A Negotiating Factor in Entertainment.
Global Positioning equals more value At about 8 p.m this evening as I was perusing facebook, I came across this link from pressplay.com, a local entertainment website. The caption of the article I am about to greatly disagree with has the caption...
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October 7, 2013
300 Million Released for the Local Music Industry
Finally, some good news for the creatives in the music and film sector. Through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, the Government has released 300 Million for those in the music industry to borrow and invest in their music. This means musicians, dancers, song writers among...
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October 6, 2013
DJs Selling Mix-tapes: A Possible Legitimate Venture?
Selling mix-tapes: a possible legitimate venture? One of my readers asked me a very important question...
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October 1, 2013
TOP 5 AILMENTS IN THE CREATIVE REALM: PART 3: GREED & MALICE
These ailments, greed and malice are no stranger to us; be it in business or generally in life. These are inherent human traits and it would be a little naive to assume that parties to any agreement cannot be driven by any of these two...
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September 25, 2013
A Celebration Stuck in the Midst of Tragedy: We must do Something for our Nation.
Just when I thought I was ready to share the awesome news about my acceptance to WIPO Summer School South Africa, tragedy struck my country. My celebration has turned into deep sorrow. I am not sure anymore how I shall proceed from my last post....
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September 21, 2013
A Quest to Enhance Kenya’s Capacity use of the IP System
As a young professional in the Intellectual Property Law world, I am constantly reading and seeking knowledge on how to domesticate IP Systems from all over the world to enlighten my fellow citizens as well assist them improve their economies and in turn the national...
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September 17, 2013
Top 5 Ailments in the Creative Realm. Part 2: The Gentleman’s Agreement
When a client comes to me and explains that the reason they have a dispute is because of this so called ‘ Gentleman’s Agreement’ , I shudder. What is this Gentleman’s Agreement that causes rifts in relationships in our creative realm? According to Wikipedia,their definition of...
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September 13, 2013
Beauty Patents
Hair and Beauty Innovations On Wednesday 11th of September 2013, I had the pleasure to attend a launch hosted by L'Oreal East Africa. The invite had the words ‘Amla Legend’. I was not sure what it was about but I also did...
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