Iyabo Ojo Calls Out Ghana TV Station For Pirating ‘The Memory Of You’ 21 Hours After Release
Prominent nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has accused Ghanaian TV station NETV of pirating her new movie less than 24 hours after it premiered.
The actress released the final episode of her 2-part film, ‘The Memory Of You’, on Friday at 5pm. By Saturday afternoon, she alleged the movie was already being aired on NETV and other Ghanaian channels without permission, license, or payment.
In an Instagram post, Ojo condemned the act and called on Ghanaian authorities to intervene.
“My movie THE MEMORY OF YOU 1&2 is being aired on TV channels in Ghana without my permission. No call. No license. No payment. Just pure theft,” she wrote.
“To NETV and every other station doing this: You cannot build your channel on the backs of filmmakers and expect us to keep quiet.”
She directly appealed to President John Dramani Mahama, the National Film Authority, and the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, urging them to enforce the Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690).
Ojo noted that the NFA had previously warned that stations airing unauthorized content risk license suspension or revocation.
“Now is the time to act on that warning. We filmmakers pour our lives, money, and years into this craft. Piracy kills creativity, kills jobs, and kills investment. We are not asking for favors. We are demanding what is rightfully ours: RESPECT and PROTECTION for our intellectual property. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.”
The call-out comes just a week after the Ghana National Film Authority announced plans to crack down on TV stations broadcasting Nigerian films without authorization.
BY ABDULBAQI JIBREEL AJAO
