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British Company Claims It Owns The Kenyan National Anthem

A British Company by the name “De Wolfe Music” has claimed ownership and copyrighted the Kenyan national anthem. This revelation was made after a Kenyan YouTuber received a copyright warning from YouTube after he used the Kenyan anthem in one of his video. On further investigations, he found out that the British comp

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A British Company by the name “De Wolfe Music” has claimed ownership and copyrighted the Kenyan national anthem.

This revelation was made after a Kenyan YouTuber received a copyright warning from YouTube after he used the Kenyan anthem in one of his video.

On further investigations, he found out that the British company had claimed rights to the anthem and therefore, it couldn't be used without their permission.

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