Ghanaian actress and filmmaker, Juliet Ibrahim, has condemned some television stations in Ghana for violating intellectual property rights by rebroadcasting her films without permission
According to Ibrahim, the pirated films were originally uploaded to her official YouTube channel but have since been aired by unauthorized stations, despite multiple cease and desist notices.
She called on the relevant authorities to take decisive action to protect the rights of content creators, stressing that piracy poses a serious threat to livelihoods and the growth of the film industry.
She wrote;
“As an independent filmmaker, actress, director, and producer, I find it extremely disheartening to witness the blatant disregard for intellectual property rights by several TV stations operating within Ghana. Over the past few months, I’ve observed that some of my films originally and legally uploaded to my official YouTube channel Juliet Ibrahim Studios have been pirated, rebroadcast, and exploited by unauthorized Ghanaian television stations, including Pemsan TV, without my permission or that of my team”.
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