– Actress and producer Blessing Egbe cautions colleagues on the need to avoid intellectual property theft
– Adds that there is no difference between the case of piracy and the act of stealing movie scripts and ideas among Nollywood practitioners
The spate of intellectual property theft in the Nigerian entertainment industry is reaching new heights by the day and this is not a good look for the growth and development of the sector.
Earlier in 2016, several musicians were embroiled in cases of song theft and whatnot leaving many critics wondering if the industry is truly improving in respect to originality and contents or not.
In another development, a similar issue appears to have moved into Nollywood with a revelation from actress and producer Blessing Egbe.
SEE ALSO: The struggles of a young couple in love (Video)
L-R: Nollywood practitioner Segun Arinze, renowned writer Charles Novia and Blessing Egbe
On Sunday, March 13, the award-winning producer got on microblogging site, Twitter, and shared her feelings on the issue of theft currently ravaging the movie industry.
Blessing called out actors, script writers, producers and directors in Nollywood asking them to shun the act of illegal use of other people’s ideas in their movies.
She ranted and raved on the topic for some time as she asked if Nollywood practitioners had run out of ideas hence the incidence of stealing.
See her tweets below:
I’m sitting here watching africa magic 151 and all I see is DISCLOSURE Season 2 story. This is a shame and I am Sad for this industry.
— Blessing Effiom Egbe (@BLESSINGEGBE) March 13, 2016
Actors, Producers, directors,! Don’t jump on set because you are paid to work. People steal & copy stories! In d end, U will look stupid
— Blessing Effiom Egbe (@BLESSINGEGBE) March 13, 2016
Are we running out of ideas in nollywood? Can 2 or more film makers sell same story to @africamagic ? don’t u watch films u buy? Goodness!! — Blessing Effiom Egbe (@BLESSINGEGBE) March 13, 2016
Same names, same lines, same story. These film makers tomorrow will parade themselves as film makers. Who are we to then cry about piracy,
— Blessing Effiom Egbe (@BLESSINGEGBE) March 13, 2016
And script writers who sell same script to two or more people. Your reward is coming. You are Worse than a pirate & will reap what u sow!
— Blessing Effiom Egbe (@BLESSINGEGBE) March 13, 2016
@BLESSINGEGBE@MaryNjoku@irokotv Bee it’s btwn u n d scriptwriter. Not any other persons. They didn’t know. Let’s talk. Not on twitter sis. — darlene cobham (@darlenebc) March 14, 2016
@darlenebc the worst lie a Man can tell is the one he tells himself SISTER! Don’t push ur luck!
— Blessing Effiom Egbe (@BLESSINGEGBE) March 14, 2016
@BLESSINGEGBE Mary Njoku is fond of that, I’ve noticed two of her movies she produced that are on their platform were copied
— mrs olu (@OluMrs) March 13, 2016
@BLESSINGEGBE some subscribers were even asking if it was a continuation of the original content — mrs olu (@OluMrs) March 13, 2016
This is a negative feedback from one of the world’s leading movie industries, especially as it has come from a Nollywood practitioner herself. Hopefully the issues of intellectual property theft currently bedevilling the Nigerian entertainment industry are swiftly addressed in order for the the sector to flourish even more.
Blessing Egbe is the CEO of B’Concept Network Productions, a film production outfit.
In the past, she has worked on popular projects such as Before The Vow, Two Brides and a Baby and Lekki Wives.
The Theatre Arts graduate of the University of Calabar is married with kids.
Watch below the trailer of her new movie One Room:
READ ALSO: What Yemi Alade said about the struggles of females
The post How Nollywood star publicly acccused colleagues of theft appeared first on Nigeria News today & Breaking news | Read on NAIJ.COM.
from Nigeria News today & Breaking news | Read on NAIJ.COM http://ift.tt/22ieXN3
via IFTTT
Post a Comment