Bimbo Ademoye’s Copyright Complaint Will Be Urgently Addressed – Sam George

Ghanaian Minister of Communication, Sam George has come out to react to Nollywood actress, Bimbo Ademoye blasting Ghana TV stations for airing her movies without permission. He recently had her say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting.

According to him, Bimbo’s complaint would receive the urgent attention it deserves because he intends to table the matter before those who can rectify the situation asap.

He added that the movie star should never doubt the commitment of the Ghanaian government to protect intellectual properties, especially because the country is aware of how much creative effort its owners put in to create content.

His words, “My attention has been drawn to your post thanks to the tag. I would be raising the issue with my colleague minister responsible for overseeing television content.

I, however wish to assure you that our government is very respectful of intellectual property rights and would ensure the protection of same. I believe Ghana and Nigeria have so much we can continue to collaborate on for our mutual benefit.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.