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Authors’ rights and live-streaming by DJs has been an issue under debate in Kenya recently. Collective Management Organizations and the regulator, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO), initially posited that all DJs live-streaming have turned themselves into broadcasting stations similar to radio stations and demanded that they each pay for an annual license at a cost of KES 200,000 (USD 2,000). The Executive Director of KECOBO issued a press statement yesterday clarifying that DJs are not required to pay for this license but must be aware of and follow the terms and conditions set by the platforms they use.