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GAMORPS appeals to Attorney General
The Ghana Music Owners Rights Protection Society has appealed to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to review and delete the burdensome and detrimental clauses under the copyrights regulations before they are taken to… More »
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An Ashtown District Court in Kumasi has fined two persons a total of GH¢80,000 for piracy, an act which is contrary to section 42 (C) of the Copyright Law, Act 690 of 2005. More »
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Incorporate copyright into development agenda
The Ghana Association of Phonographic Industries (GAPI), a group of Ghanaian music producers, on Tuesday called on the government to incorporate the economic importance of copyright into the national development agenda, saying it promised to make more earnings for the country than Cocoa. More »
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‘Baboon dey chop’ in local music industry says Ambolley
This is unfair but, it is real. Some Ghanaian composers are reaping where they have not sown. They are benefiting from the royalties of other composers simply because they are registered members of the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA). More »
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The Copyright Office in collaboration with the Police and some stakeholders have organised an anti-piracy exercise to clamp down pirates. More »
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Police swoop on copyright pirates
The Copyright Office and the Nima Divisional Police Command have arrested two dealers in pirated copyright works and seized items valued at over two billion cedis. More »
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MUSIGA initiates moves to form own Copyright Society
Members of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) have initiated moves to form their own copyright society to be known as Music Copyright Society of Ghana (MCOSGA) following the proposed abolition of the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA). More »
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Famous Ghanaian musician, Rex Omar says he is considering getting into farming or other businesses because there is no respect for owners in Ghana. More »
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Nana Fynn spills his guts on payola, piracy and copyright
The music industry for sometime now has been in the news regarding the paying of royalties. More »
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If you pay me, I pay you - Foreign users say
Ghanian musicians are missing out on thousands of dollars of royalties that have collected for the use of their works in other countries. More »
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The former deputy chairman of the National Commission on Culture (NCC), Mr Hawkson has declared that the music industry in Ghana is being killed by lack of financing in the production of Ghanaian music. More »
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Joe Ghartey urged to stop royalty distribution
Hon. Joe Ghartey, Minister of Justice and Attorney General has been called upon to take a critical look at the calls for probity and accountability of top officials of the Copyright Society of Ghana (COSGA) by certain stakeholders in the music industry. More »
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MUSIGA calls for passage of Legislative Instrument
Alhaji Sidiku Buari, President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), on Thursday appealed to policy makers to pass the Legislative Instrument (LI) backing the Copyright Law to enable the law function effectively. More »
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Veteran Ghanaian musician, Khodjo Aquai has kicked the bucket. It happened at the Korle bu Teaching Hospital last night. It’s not yet clear which ailment took his life but close sources say he had not been in the best of health for months. More »
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Kudos Carlos… but time for some action
Nobody needs telling that the Ghanaian music industry is in shambles, if only it exists. The so-called industry that people contend exists, is in total disarray. More »
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What’s all the fuss about Copyright bill?
There’s been lots of hullabaloo lately concerning the Copyright bill betwixt factions all within the Ghanaian music and arts industry. More »
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