The movie stars spoke during a teleconference organised by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission to
and ace filmmaker, Omoni Oboli, want the Federal Government to accelerate the fight against piracy to enable the creative sector contribute more to the country’s economy., reports that Henshaw and Oboli both gave the charge during a panel discussion in a teleconference , on Tuesday evening.
The teleconference, moderated by Chijioke Okorie, Lead Advisor, Penguide Advisory, brought together top officers of the NCC, representatives of WIPO, and stakeholders in the Nigeria creative sector. The filmmaker said piracy remained a major setback to the growth of the motion picture industry and therefore called for concerted efforts to fight the menace.
“Almost every week, I have to write Youtube to take my movie down; unfortunately, most of these movies are yet to be released, but they are already available online for free. “We need this law to go to the National Assembly as soon as possible, and we also urge the Judiciary to effectively do its part,” the veteran actress said.In his remark, John Asein, NCC Director-General, said the webinar was to provide initial thoughts on how the balanced application of provisions of the treaty will benefit Nigeria’s audiovisual sector.
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