tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post6313246299626945964..comments2024-03-05T17:50:31.778+02:00Comments on Afro-IP: Time to follow the example of Nashville?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-66335684991909980532009-02-17T18:31:00.000+02:002009-02-17T18:31:00.000+02:00There's no factual evidence that greater respect-f...There's no factual evidence that greater respect-for/enforcement-of so-called intellectual property rights correlates with faster growth in poor emerging economies. On the contrary, there's evidence of a correlation the other way around, both among poorer countries such as fast-growing much-copying China and India, and among already-rich countries with plenty to patent/copyright. Check it out yourselves using IPRI ratings and Worldbank growth rates, guys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-54899198020242738242008-11-24T10:53:00.000+02:002008-11-24T10:53:00.000+02:00As a co-author of this article and of the longer m...As a co-author of this article and of the longer monograph where our arguments are explained in much more detail, our perspective is that creative industries represent a major potential for many African economies. But, given current conditions, that potential is not being realised. Those who have the potential - the entrepreneurs and artists - find it easier to take their talents and skills abroad. Improving the enforcement of copyright is critical, but so are other far more mundane things, such as allowing collecting societies to operate freely, to improve the independence of courts so that contracts can be (much more easily) enforced, and so on. Jeremy, I would be pleased to send you a copy of our report. Simply e-mail me: alec [at] policynetwork.net.<BR/><BR/>Alec van Gelder<BR/>Network Director<BR/>International Policy NetworkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617183138118819994.post-63098628807920987372008-11-24T08:52:00.000+02:002008-11-24T08:52:00.000+02:00Zambia is cited as a bit of a success story here, ...Zambia is cited as a bit of a success story here, and I would have to agree. I think this is due in part to one HUGE difference between Zambia and Nigeria (I don't know about other African countries on this one). Zambia has official dedicated music store (this would also be similar to the US/Nashville). Everyone knows they can go to Sounds and find real copies of all their favorite artists' albums. The albums are reasonably priced, too. In Nigeria, I couldn't find anything like that. Even asking the people at the NCC where I could go to buy non-pirated albums, they didn't know.<BR/>Distribution, marketing and the ability of wanting consumers to find legitimate products plays a huge role in the fight against piracy.<BR/>P.S. Mondo music also has a great website that offers downloads and mail orders as well as information on their artists.goldenrailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07257965659017173039noreply@blogger.com