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Hosted by California-based Fashion & Entertainment Lawyer Uduak Oduok (Ms. Uduak), The Africa Music Law show is a show empowering the African artist through brilliant music business and entertainment law commentary and analysis, industry news, and exclusive interviews. The show has been downloaded over 200,000 times and made iTunes top 4 ‘New & Noteworthy.’ Subscribers include Africa & Hollywood’s power executives, investors, lawyers, artists and other industry stakeholders. The blog itself has been cited in prestigious U.S. and international law review journals.Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcast, iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher  Radio.  

 

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AML 153: Cultural Appropriation in Trademarks: The "Yoruba" UK Case Study

Aug 22, 2021

Ms. Uduak, host of The Africa Music Law Show, takes on the hot topic of cultural misappropriation where western brand owners profit through the trademark registration and monetization of African names. The 153rd episode specifically discusses UK retailers trademarking "Yoruba", the name of an ethnic group in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa...