[2017]DLHC3758 • April 11, 2017 • High Court
CHARLES UCHE AYIKA CHINEDU SAMUEL UGUCHUKWU vs. MR. KWESI TWUM MULTIMEDIA GROUP LIMITED
The plaintiffs, Nigerian nationals, are the producer and copyright owner of the cinematograph titled 'Arrows of Love' Parts 1 and 2. The 1st plaintiff was granted power to produce and market the film. They licensed marketing rights in Nigeria and the rest of Africa to third parties. Before performance of these contracts, the defendants broadcast the film without license on their MultiTv Ghana network, allegedly infringing plaintiffs' copyright and undermining their marketing rights.
read moreThe plaintiff herein has sued the defendants herein as follows: a. An injunction to restrain the defendants weather by themselves or by their servants or agents howsoever from broadcasting or authorizing the broadcasting of the plaintiffs said film ‘ Arrows of love’ Parts 1 and 2 or any substantial part thereof without the license of the plaintiffs b. Special damages as follows: i. Two hundred million Naira(N200,000,000.00) or its cedi equivalent being the value of the contract lost by the plaintiff on account of the defendants infringement of plaintiffs copyright in the film ii. Interest on the above amount from 12th October 2009 until final payment iii. Fifteen million Naira (N200,000,000.00) or its cedi equivalent being the cost of production iv. GHC9,000.00 being cost of transport and hotel lodging so far on various trips to and from Ghana by the plaintiffs in pursuit of this matter and the criminal prosecution arising out of the defendants infringement of the plain...