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Spiky Nkrumah Says CAF Yet To Honour $250,000 Settlement After Being Sued For Using Music
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Spiky Nkrumah Says CAF Yet To Honour $250,000 Settlement After Being Sued For Using Music

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • Kwabena Ofei-Kwadey Nkrumah said he is yet to be compensated after winning a copyright case against CAF
  • The music producer was awarded damages of Ghana cedi equivalent of $250,000 and legal costs of GH¢40K
  • Nkrumah told YEN.com.gh in an interview that CAF had not explained the reasons for the delays in payment

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Music producer Kwabena Ofei-Kwadey Nkrumah said he is yet to be settled by CAF after winning his intellectual property rights case against the football governing body.

Nkrumah told YEN.com.gh that CAF has not offered any explanations for the delay in adhering to a court order.

A commercial court in Accra found it guilty of failing to obtain legal permission before using Nkrumah's music in promos for the 2018 CAF awards.

Confederation of African Football, CAF, Spiky Nkrumah, Kwabena Ofei-Kwadey Nkrumah, Copyright Case, $250,000 settlement
Spiky Nkrumah is chasing CAF for a $250,000 settlement after winning a copyright case. Source: Kobby Spiky Nkrumah/Confederation of African Football
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He was awarded damages of Ghana cedi equivalent of $250,000 and legal costs of GH¢40,000 against CAF in July 2024.

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CAF is yet to respond to a request for comment from YEN.com.gh.

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In response to these delays, Nkrumah said he was 'proceeding with the criminal case' against the football governing body.

Nkrumah said he has had to chase the settlement himself and is currently not getting support from any organisation.

About Nkrumah's victory over CAF

Lawyers from Anku At-Law, who represented Nkrumah, successfully argued that CAF infringed on copyright by failing to acknowledge Spiky as the owner of his work.

The lawsuit came three years after Nkrumah drew attention to his grievances in a series of tweets back in 2019.

Per Starr FM, he stated that CAF had sent an email admitting to the infringement and apologised but did not discuss compensation.

During its defence in court, the football organisation admitted to failing to obtain prior consent to use the soundtrack.

CAF also claimed the soundtrack was 'available online for free download without any restrictions or conditions'.

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YEN.com.gh reported that the National Film Authority has advised media houses to assess shows on their channels to ascertain copyright authorisation.

This followed a series of complaints from certain global film distributors about Ghanaian media houses airing their films without permission.

The authority said those who breached copyright rules by broadcasting these movies illegally could lead to civil and criminal prosecution.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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