{"id":30458,"date":"2024-05-07T15:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=30458"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:29:24","slug":"actor-femi-adebayo-condemns-rising-film-piracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/05\/07\/actor-femi-adebayo-condemns-rising-film-piracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Femi Adebayo Condemns Rising Film Piracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-eyyxx-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-eyyxx-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-27\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"py-2 px-3 text-base md:px-4 m-auto md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto flex flex-1 gap-3 text-base juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto gap-3\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b2c7a48d-c54c-4c45-9ae0-56b99f9da7f8\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><em><strong>By Cynthia Abah<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nollywood luminary Femi Adebayo has raised alarm over the escalating issue of film piracy plaguing the Nigerian film industry.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his Instagram page, @femiadebayosalami, on Tuesday, Adebayo recounted his recent triumph against movie piracy and highlighted the detrimental impact of such illicit activities on the film business.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing concern, Adebayo lamented the inability of filmmakers to fully reap the rewards of their labor due to the rampant piracy prevalent in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized, &#8220;The Nigerian film industry has witnessed tremendous growth, but piracy remains a significant hindrance, deterring potential investors from fully supporting filmmakers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Detailing his personal encounter with movie pirates, Adebayo disclosed his legal battle with a prominent media entity involved in unauthorized distribution of his movie content. Despite the arduous three-year legal process, Adebayo&#8217;s perseverance and faith in the legal system ultimately led to a favorable outcome. His legal team, Bola Adebowale &amp; Co Legal Practitioners, played a pivotal role in securing a significant victory, resulting in a substantial monetary award.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo stressed the importance of filmmakers uniting against intellectual property theft and piracy, urging industry stakeholders to remain vigilant in safeguarding their creative works.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This victory not only vindicates me as a filmmaker and content creator but also stands as a collective triumph for the entire Nollywood community,&#8221; Adebayo declared.<\/p>\n<p>He concluded by emphasizing the necessity for continued efforts in combatting piracy to ensure that creators receive the full economic benefits of their artistic endeavors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Cynthia Abah Nollywood luminary Femi Adebayo has raised alarm over the escalating issue of film piracy plaguing the Nigerian film industry. Taking to his Instagram page, @femiadebayosalami, on Tuesday, Adebayo recounted his recent triumph against movie piracy and highlighted the detrimental impact of such illicit activities on the film business. Expressing concern, Adebayo lamented [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":30462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30458"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30463,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30458\/revisions\/30463"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}