November 26, 2018
‘Hakuna Matata’ Trademark. Stop Overreacting!
It has been a while since I blogged. Perhaps it is because I have been under the impression that...
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December 14, 2015
IF YOU DO NOT OWN IT OR CONTROL IT, YOU EXPLICITLY NEED A LICENSE: A GOLDEN LESSON KENYAN MUSICIANS NEED TO LEARN
This has been an interesting year for Kenyan music. We have had some great hits and some serious misses....
August 19, 2015
THE POTENTIAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
As the media is re-visiting the issue of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), I was humbled to be interviewed on...
March 8, 2015
THE STRANGE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FASHION & IMITATION: A COMMENTARY ON FASHION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
There is an English saying, “Imitation is the best form of flattery.” When I think about this saying I...
October 9, 2014
The Role of Competitions in the Creative Industries
An ongoing writing competition Hadithi Za Gibebe. One of the toughest things faced by a creative...
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...
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...
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...
April 4, 2013
After Sliced Bread: Next ingenious invention please…
I have had the privilege to sit and chat with a few Kenyan tech-preneurs, I like to call them...
February 4, 2013
Collecting Royalties from the Decks
Last year around November 13th, there was a fire that was lit on twitter, a fiery discourse between disk...