sole approved collective management organization for musical works and sound recordings has called for cooperation and mutual understanding in the establishment of the proposed Collective management Organisation, (CMO) for the Nigerian movie industry.
According to him selfish interest and personal gains should be discarded by all parties to ensure success of the CMO from take off.
The establishment of the proposed CMO he stated can help the unity of the industry.
Said he “Collective management cannot solve all the problems of the movie industry but it can help the industry speak more and more with one voice and create a lot more wealth for the practitioners. For an effective collective management system to evolve in the Nigerian film industry, a system that will make the likes of Hubert Ogunde happy where ever they may be, the different practitioners, guilds and associations must understand that it is far better to come together and jaw-jaw rather than war-war. Everyone concerned must allow give-and-take and show some patience in the evolution of a model that adequately addresses the unique Nigerian situation”
In a bid to ensure that its members and other stake holders reap the fruit of their labour and enjoy copyright royalties on their movies, soundtracks, etc, the Association of Nollywood Core Producers (ANCOP) in partnership with the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, (FIAPF) recently put together an initiative to help practitioners hear from experts on the nitty-gritty of the essence or otherwise of the concept of collective management in the Nigerian movie industry.
Tagged “A Forum on Copyright and Growth in Nollywood” the initiative was basically aimed at proffering insights into the possible formation of a collective management organization that will set the machinery for the royalty companies.
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