Musician Hubert Nakitare popularly known as Nonini has won a case against social media influencer Brian Mutinda for copyright infringement.
Last year, Nonini filed a lawsuit after Mutinda featured his hit single We Kamu in a video advert that promoted the latest Syinix television sets.
The dispute was settled in favour of Nonini, the judge awarded him Sh1 million in general damages and directed the defendant to take down the video featuring Nonini’s song on his social media platforms.
Following the verdict, Nonini issued a statement on his social media, “Today, March 23, 2023, will go down in history (Year of the Jordan) and is a win for the Kenyan music industry #Mgenge2ru Vs the people who used my song We Kamu to push a product. #CopyrightShallBeRespected.”
He noted that he has other ongoing copyright infringement cases, “I have several copyright infringement cases in court that have been running simultaneously for several years. In the wise words of @50cent I’m gonna need that by Monday #chequemate.”
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