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Kufuor urged to pass copyright legislative instrument
Accra, Nov. 5,
Ghanadot/GNA – The Musicians Union of Ghana, Film Producers
Association, Association of Writers, Book Publishers
Association, Association of Phonogram Industry and the Ghana
Actors Guild on Wednesday called on President John Agyekum
Kufuor to pass the copyright legislative instrument as a
parting legacy to Ghanaians.
The groups, in a joint press statement to Ghana News Agency
in Accra said the passage of the legislative instrument
would give the Copyright Act 2005 (Act 690) the legalized
based for implementation.
The groups noted that due to the delay in the passage of the
legislative instrument, the government and stakeholders in
the industry were losing huge sums of revenue and income due
to activities of pirates who took undue advantage of the
environment to engage in illegal activities.
The group also commended the Parliamentary Select Committee
on Subsidiary Legislation chaired by Mr Francis Agbotse for
their contribution towards the passage of the legislative
instruments.
They, however, appealed to the Committee to fast track the
process to ensure that the bill saw the light of day before
Fourth Parliament was dissolved.
The statement was signed by Mrs Diana Hopeson, President
Musicians Union; Aljahi Gado Mohammed, President Ghana Film
Producers Association; Mr Eric Ofei, for Ghana Book
Publishers Association; and Mr Kwesi Boateng, Vice President
Ghana Assocaition of Phonogram Industry.
The rest are Dr G. Kwesi Annoh, Honorary Secretary, Ghana
Association of Writers; Dr K. M. Ganu, of CopyGhana and Mr
Oscar Provencal of the Ghana Actors Guild.
GNA
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