…As Professional Videographers Solicit Government’s Patronage
The Oyo State government has revealed that it is set to focus on the enforcement of copyright laws in the state, adding that with support from Nigeria Copyright Commission, NCC, it would no longer be business as usual for pirates.
State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Hon. Wasiu Olatunbosun, stated this while receiving in audience the Zonal Manager, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Mrs. Bisi Ogundiran, in his office.
Olatunbosun said that the state will be glad to deploy different strategies, both online and in physical space, to ensure that pirates stopped reaping from where they do not sow.
He said, “Oyo State government is open to collaborations with private and public establishments. The Oyo State government, under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde, is committed to improving the economic situation of the state, and one of such is this kind of enforcement and we are going to do that in all nooks and cranny of the state.
Olatunbosun said that the Oyo State government notes that the state is gradually becoming a hub for entertainment industry, therefore it would do everything to fight against piracy.
He added, “We are aware that entertainers, authors lose billions of naira to piracy annually, leaving them at the mercy of philanthropists when they need help. This, we shall put a stop to.”
Earlier in her speech, the NCC Zonal Manager, Mrs. Ogundiran, said that the commission is willing to collaborate with the state government in waging war against pirates.
She said, “With the support of the Oyo State government, it will be easy for us to begin to address and bring down the piracy level.”
Also, the Professional Videographers Association of Nigeria, led by its state governor, Oyedokun Oyelowo Gabriel, have solicited for Oyo State government’s support to the association in the area of increased patronage by ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, of the government.
The association revealed this during a courtesy call on the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism.
Oyedokun said that the association would partner with the state government to lend their voice to good governance in the state.
The association also commended the state governor, Seyi Makinde, for the policies he has put in place to develop Oyo State.
The association’s state governor averred that the policies are affirmation of the belief of residents of Makinde’s administration, adding that it is a listening government that considers the interest of the people in all its developmental programmes.
