CHARLES UCHE AYIKA CHINEDU SAMUEL UGUCHUKWU vs. MR. KWESI TWUM MULTIMEDIA GROUP LIMITED [2017]DLHC3758

CHARLES UCHE AYIKA CHINEDU SAMUEL UGUCHUKWU vs. MR. KWESI TWUM MULTIMEDIA GROUP... [2017]DLHC3758

Date	2017-04-11
Suit No.	SUIT NO. BC/525/2011
Citation No.	[2017]DLHC3758

JUSTICE JEROME NOBLE-NKRUMAH JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT

EZIUCHE NWOSU WITH SIMON ANIMLEY..... FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

NANA AKUA DANKYI FOR SHADRACK ARHIN....FOR THE DEFENDANTS

[2017]DLHC3758
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													<main id="main" class="content" style="min-height: 60rem" ><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>CHARLES UCHE AYIKA
CHINEDU SAMUEL UGUCHUKWU<o:p></o:p>vs.<o:p></o:p>MR. KWESI TWUM
MULTIMEDIA GROUP LIMITED<o:p></o:p>[HIGH COURT (COMMERCIAL
DIVISION), ACCRA]<o:p></o:p>SUIT NO. BC/525/2011&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 11TH
APRIL, 2017<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>

</div>COUNSEL:<o:p></o:p>EZIUCHE NWOSU
WITH SIMON ANIMLEY..... FOR THE PLAINTIFFS<o:p></o:p>NANA AKUA
DANKYI FOR SHADRACK ARHIN....FOR THE DEFENDANTS<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>CORAM:<o:p></o:p>JUSTICE JEROME
NOBLE-NKRUMAH, JUSTICE OF THE HIGH COURT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>JUDGMENT<o:p></o:p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;
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</div>&nbsp;The plaintiff
herein has sued the defendants herein as follows: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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mso-border-shadow:yes">a.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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 <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;
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Special damages as follows: <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
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border:none;mso-padding-alt:31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt 31.0pt;mso-border-shadow:yes">i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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 <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
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Interest on the above amount
from 12th October 2009 until final payment <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
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Fifteen million Naira
(N200,000,000.00) or its cedi equivalent being the cost of production <o:p></o:p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:
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GHC9,000.00 being cost of
transport and hotel lodging so</main>