A copyright crackdown just landed on two Ugandan artists who messed with a dead legend's catalog for political clout.
Paul Kafeero's estate fires back
Paul Kafeero's estate fires back
- Paul Kafeero Cultural Heritage flagged rampant song theft.
- Social media platforms hosted most infringements.
- Reworked tracks carried political and abusive content.
- Uganda's copyright laws were cited as violated.
- Bristov Advocates got tapped to handle lawsuits.
- Kid Dee and Lil Pazo allegedly rewrote original melodies.
- Their altered lyrics were called immoral and political.
- Written estate permission was never obtained.
- Lil Pazo performed a copycat of Dipo Nazigala.
- Original lyrics praising Buganda's Kabaka got swapped out.
- Revised words hyped President Museveni instead.
- Backlash hit hard since Pazo once championed copyright enforcement.