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    "id": 956503,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "West Mugirango, FORD-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Vincent Kemosi",
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        "legal_name": "Vincent Kemosi Mogaka",
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    "content": "talk about piracy, which is quite rampant in Kenya, various artists have come up with some content and instead of them being produced in original form, there is a lot of piracy. Time and again, we have seen various agencies, including the police arresting people who pirate, but most of these people end up being freed from the police stations. They never face the law in courts, which could be deterrence. Therefore, as we ratify this Treaty, it will be most important that respective agencies implement the provisions of the Treaty because it will form part of the laws in Kenya. The Treaty, as it is, grants performers various rights. Some of those rights are economic rights for their performance in audio-visual fixations. It also gives rights of reproduction, distribution, rental and right of making available the work which they produce in original form. The Treaty will also have concrete and positive effects on all member States, both developing and developed countries and Kenya is included. In essence, if, indeed, the works of performers are produced in original form, then the country stands to benefit in terms of economic development, because whatever works they produce will earn this country some revenue. The Treaty further grants performers moral rights, which give identification to the performer, the right to object to any distortion, mutilation or modification of their works. If the works are maintained in the original form, they will definitely benefit the performer and the country at large. Most of the artists perform, but all of a sudden, you find that people have already mutilated or modified the works and the artists are not able to earn the income which they would have earned if the works were produced in the original form. The Treaty further obliges each contracting party to adopt it in accordance with the legal system. Each contracting party, which Kenya is, must ensure that the enforcement of the Treaty as ratified by Kenya is strictly adhered to, so that the culprits are brought to book. Finally, the Treaty has established an Assembly of Contracting Parties to address matters that may arise from this particular Treaty. For those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion."
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