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Stakeholders in music industry urged to educate the public
on Copyright Law
Kumasi, April 15, Ghanadot/GNA – Ashanti
Regional Commander of Police Striking Force, Deputy
Superintendent of Police, Prince Gabriel Waabu, has appealed
to the
Copyright Administrator and other stakeholders in the music
industry to undertake sustained public education to
sensitise the people on the Copyright Law.
He noted that most offenders of the law were often not aware
of the consequences of their actions.
DSP Waabu made the appeal when speaking to Ghana News Agency
in Kumasi on Tuesday after the arrest of Ebo Aban for
allegedly pirating the works of some musicians.
He said most of the offenders were not aware that pirating
the works of foreigners, especially musicians was against
the Copyright Law of Ghana.
Aban 36, was arrested by a combined team of the Police
Striking Force and a Taskforce of Ghana Association of
Phonographic Industry (GAPI) during a dawn swoop at Santasi,
a suburb of Kumasi.
He was engaged in the piracy of musical works of several
musicians and sold them to cassette and VCD/DVD vendors at
Adum in the Kumasi Metropolis.
The police retrieved computers, their accessories and 15
packets of blank VCD/DVD, each containing about 100 pieces
for his operations.
DSP Waabu explained that copying someone’s work for
commercial purposes was illegal and appealed to those
engaged in such activities to stop.
He said there was the need for the public to understand that
copying of intellectual properties, including music, books
and others for commercial purposes was an offence and urged
stakeholders in the music industry to educate the public on
the law.
GNA
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