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Angry “Bulldog” charges on judiciary
The executive producer of the duo, 5five, the Discovery of the Year artist at the just ended Ghana Music Awards, Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson a.k.a Bulldog is asking that pirates should be hanged to death. 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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P&P, killer of Ghanaian music industry
Showbiz, they say, is 90 per cent business and 10 per cent show?. But there is no denying the fact that without the 10 per cent show there is no business in the first place… More »
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Music industry loses 10 million dollars annually through piracy - GAPI
The National Executive Committee of Ghana Association of Phonographic Industry (GAPI) on Thursday said the high level of piracy in the country was a bane to the vibrant and lucrative music industry. More »
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Piracy is criminal - Attorney General
The Deputy Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Mr Osei Prempeh has stated that piracy is a criminal act which must be condemned in no uncertain terms. More »
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We are creating holes in our musicians pocket
I now know why our musicians feeds from hand to mouth when they should ripe what they have toiled in months to sow. They should be happy using their God given talent to make ends meet but rather they have they have been denied from it. More »
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Country loses ¢34 billion jobs to music piracy
Piracy of recorded music costs Ghana, sound and video recording industries billions of cedis in lost revenue and profits. These losses, however, represent only a fraction of the impact of recorded music piracy on the Ghanaian economy as a whole. More »
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Police detains 5five, Jack Brock and Bulldog over piracy case
If there is an industry that can instantly churn out wealth within a blink of an eye, then the music industry could count itself as such. More »
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Lack of policy direction affecting music industry in Ghana
The absence of strong legislation and policy intervention by government in the creative industry, has led to the increase in pirated musical products on the Ghanaian market. 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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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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The Ghana Association of Phonography Industy (GAPI) has held a workshop in Accra on the theme “Advocacy for Long term Financing for Ghana Music Industy.” More »
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Ghanaian born Edmund Akrofi Darko known to fans as Prickie reckons that music piracy is a global menace which requires a cooperative attitude of Ghanaians. More »
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Disentangling the knot of piracy
Quickly, I must define piracy as using intellectual property without permission or acceptable financial rewards to the creators and those who made the published or recorded work a reality. More »
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A combined team of Police personnel and members of the anti-piracy task force of the Ghana Association of Phonographic Industries (GAPI) and Musicians Association of Ghana (MUSIGA) has arrested 50 people suspected to be behind pirated musical works in the country. More »
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