IT graduate arrested for distributing newspapers in PDF format

Following lengthy investigations, the Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) enforcement officers in partnership with DCI detectives have arrested suspected kingpin of a group that has been illegally distributing newspapers in PDF format.

John Muyai, a 30 year old male IT graduate was on Wednesday presented before Milimani Magistrates Courts and remanded in police custody until Monday 15^th when he will be charged.

He will face charges related to infringement of copyright by way of illegal distribution and offering for sale copyright works without the owners’ authority. He is also facing an additional charge of circumventing technological protection measures.

“We are following crucial leads to arrest other suspects engaged in similar activities. Similar investigations are ongoing on cases of book publishers’ copyright and illegally distributing them in PDF format.” Said KECOBO Executive Director Edward Sigei.