Musician Eddy Kenzo has addressed the fears of media house owners following the federal government’s approval of a copyright administration system.
While addressing the press, Kenzo clarified that the charges to be paid by media homes are going to be inexpensive, and they are going to be required to pay them yearly.
He says the charges is not going to be exploitative, and solely egocentric media house owners needs to be afraid of them.
“They will let you know to pay UGX 200,000 for music; until you’re simply egocentric, it may be inexpensive, and the license will run for a full 12 months,” he defined.
Kenzo says music distributors shall be dealing with the allocation of royalties to make sure equity. He provides that a part of the cash will go to the federal government and the distributing firm.
He additionally says that the federal government is working to introduce a coverage that calls for taking part in Ugandan music for the most important proportion alongside worldwide works.
The copyright administration system was permitted by the president over the weekend. It will register artists and their works, observe music utilization in bars and on media, particularly TVs and radios, and be sure that artists receives a commission for performs and finish music piracy.
