MUSIC INDUSTRY WAR NO VICTOR NO VANQUISHED-OKOROJI

Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji, has described the recent pronouncement by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the COSON v BON/IBAN conflict as historic in the development of the creative industry in Nigeria declaring that there was no victor or vanquished.

Okoroji made this declaration while speaking to journalists at the Benin Airport, the Edo State capital, on arrival to commission the COSON Comprehensive Copyright Licensing Programme in the ancient city last week.

Commenting on the NBC Pronouncement he said: “I know that some might see it as victory for one group or another but in this process, I do not think in terms of victors or vanquished. I am interested in the progress of the Nigerian nation. I believe that the full engagement of the NBC and NCC in ensuring the proper enforcement of our copyright legislations is a momentous development which will have tremendous impact on the Nigerian economy.”

Asked if he was not bitter over the several months of personal attack on radio and television directed at him during the COSON fight with BON and IBAN, Okoroji said: “We cannot afford to dwell too much on the personal sacrifice we have to make. We must concentrate on the future possibilities for our country and the work we still need to do. I look forward to working with our colleagues in BON, IBAN, NBC and NCC to resolve all the issues within the time frame set out by the NBC.

“Respect for intellectual property rights will return our broadcasting stations to being the hotbeds for the creation of very profitable, marketable and exportable programming instead of just being sellers of air time. I know that people have resisted these developments because of fear, fear of tomorrow. There is nothing to fear. Nothing can be more tragic than our remaining trapped in our bad habits because of fear,” Okoroji added.

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