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Aug 31, 2010 Letters
Dear Editor,
I wish to salute the excellent editorial posted in the August 28 edition of the Kaieteur News and offer my own comments on the subject.
When I first came to this country I was immediately disappointed by the virtual absence of adequate protection for persons desirous of earning their living from their creative abilities. Writers, musicians, fashion designers all fall into this category.
I found it mind boggling that individuals as well as public and private organisations were allowed to peddle, liberally, the creations of other persons without restraint.
My colleagues in my home country still refuse to believe when I tell them that private organisations advertise with pomp and pride, offerings of “three CD’s for a thousand dollars” on national TV!
The absolute control of piracy, particularly of CDs, is almost impossible. There will always be the street “hustlers” intent on making money in this way.
Establishing strict and comprehensive copyright laws however will help to restrict the practice and address the blatant disregard for other people’s intellectual property.
Such a move will ignite creativity within individuals and provide some hope of earning through their chosen career.
The cultural industries, certainly in many Caribbean countries including my own, remain a vital income generating entity.
After nearly five years of living in this country I am still unable to explain why our decision-makers refuse to address the issue of copyright laws. Can anyone explain please?
John O. Nile
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