Exclusive: Fan Blasts Wangechi Over Copyright Infringement After She Lambasted Tecno For the Same. Goes Ahead and Presents Compelling Evidence (Photos)

Rapper Wangechi has been in a fierce battle with Tecno Mobile Company for allegedly infringing her rights by using her image without her consent.

In her social media pages Wangechi wrote “I’m not one to raise my voice online but it reaches a moment where you have to fight for your hard work and what you believe in.

In early June Tecno Kenya ran an ad campaign around a new phone and used my image for that campaign. They used my image and likeness in the form of an advertisement which came across as an endorsement of the product. They did not seek my approval or consent for it neither did they pay for the use of my image and likeness, yet after 8 weeks of legal conversation they went silent and deleted all images and videos associated with me.

As an artist our image and likeness is our source of livelihood, it is our bread and butter. It is not okay to misuse and take away from us when we work so hard to build ourselves.”

Following this declaration, there have been a flurry of comments on social media, but this one stood out from the rest. That of someone accusing Wangechi of also infringing on the rights of Redbull by using shots of their video in her video with Fena Gitu.

And sure enough, comparative screenshots taken of Red Bull Perspective:A Skateboard Film and Wangechi and Fena Gitu’s ‘They dont know’ backs up his statement:

Below is the Red Bull skateboarding film:

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And here is Wangechi’s video:

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Do you think they are similar?

Cover Photo:Wangechi IG