A Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Poku Adusei, has underscored the importance of users of creative materials to pay for copyright to help the growth of the creative industry. Delivering a lecture on copyright, Justice Adusei said users of copyright-protected materials such as books had an obligation under the law to pay copyright […]
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Ghanaian music producer Kwabena Ofei-Kwadey Nkrumah has won his intellectual property rights case against the Confederation of African Football [CAF]. A commercial court in Accra found Africa’s football governing body, guilty of failing to obtain legal permission before using Nkrumah’s beat of his music titled ” Okomfo Anokye” for promotional materials for the 2018 CAF
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In a significant development for the gospel music industry, renowned Ghanaian music producer Kwame Mickey, along with the musical group Team Eternity, has resolved a legal dispute concerning the song “Defe Defe.” This announcement was made public through a joint press statement by Kwame Mickey, OFM Computer World, and Team Eternity Ghana (TEG). The controversy
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THE Copyright Office of Ghana has urged the gospel music group, Team Eternity Ghana, to resolve any copyright disputes related to their hit single, Defe Defe, amicably in order to avoid legal repercussions. Team Eternity Ghana has been accused of alleged ‘song theft’ by Kwame Mickey, the executive producer for Hallelujah Voices’ Defe Defe which
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