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Copyright Office to Protect works of Artistes
By Ismaila M.S. Naban for Country Music News International Magazine & Radio Show
Until recently, Gambian artistes didn't have strong legal mechanisms to protect their works. Most artistes could not gain much monetary benefits from their songs as their songs are most often than not, pirated and sold before their albums are released. By the time their tracks are out, many people already have it in their phones or on pirated cassettes playing it at home, and hence, the albums laid there unsold. This trend has severely affected the development of music in the West African nation of less than 2 million people.
But the Copyright Office under the Gambia's National Centre for Arts and Culture, is striving to protect musicians and their works, and other works that fall under the copyright law of the country.
The Office has issued a statement inviting the general public, especially owners of Copyright works to come and voluntarily register their works as per section 49 and 4 of the 2004 Copyright Act and other legal instruments at both domestic and international level.
The board of directors of National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) as per section 56 of the cited Act, appointed a Copyright Officer assigned among other things: to administer and preside over enforcement of the 2004 Copyright Act and the 2018 Copyright Regulations without reservation
to monitor and coordinate Gambia’s compliance with its obligation to treaties, conventions and protocols on protection and promotion of Intellectual Property (IP) laws, especially Copyright and related rights
As such, registration forms an integral part of protection and promotion of Intellectual Property (IP) related rights as per section 49 of the cited 2004 Copyright Act, Article 5 (1-4)(a-c) of Bern Convention for Protection of Literary and Artistic Works among other legal provisions to that effect
The purpose of registration, according to the Copyrights Officer, Mr. Sanna Jawara, is not limited to the following: to maintain a record of work(s); to publicise the right of owner(s); to provide evidence of ownership; and to authenticate owner of Intellectual Property (IP), especially Copyright and related rights.
As Jawara indicated, this calls urging members of the public to come and voluntarily register their works is in line with on-going preparations to have an effective and efficient enforcement of the said 2004 Copyright Act and 2018 Copyright Regulations and further inspired by Legal Framework on Establishment of a Regional Voluntary Copyright Registration and Notification System by Africa Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) set to be adopted in 2020 as well as Nairobi Strategic Plan for Development of Copyright and Related Rights in Africa.
"The Government of The Gambia, through Ministry of Tourism and Culture is deeply committed and resolved to promote and protect our creative and cultural industries as contained in National Development Plan and ongoing engagements at domestic and global level, hence the importance of registering our creative and innovative works as Copyright and related rights, meant to add colour to our lives as humans desirous of becoming what we wanted as per Article 1 of International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (right to self-determination)," he disclosed.
Meantime, many have welcomed the development which would go a long way in elevating the status of the country's musicians and others.
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