Dear Nigerians,
Bola Ahmed Tinubu has borrowed more than ₦71 trillion in 3 years. But what did he do with the money? @realJudebela deserves our massive following for always breaking the numbers down. This will break your heart. 💔
A lot of people are reacting emotionally to this Papa Ajasco conversation, but from an intellectual property perspective the situation is actually quite straightforward.
In most film and television productions, the actor who plays a character does not own the character. The intellectual property in the character, including the name, story universe, and commercial exploitation, usually belongs to the creator or the production company that developed the work.
If a character like Papa Ajasco was created within a production owned by Wale Adenuga Productions and subsequently protected through copyright or trademark registration, the legal rights to control how that character is used would belong to the producer, not the actor who portrayed it.
This is why characters in major franchises around the world can be recast. The character remains the property of the creator or studio, while actors perform the role under contract.
The more important conversation here should be about contracts and industry structure. Many actors in early Nollywood productions were paid fixed fees without long term royalty arrangements or participation in the commercial success of the characters they helped make famous.
The lesson for today’s creatives is simple. Understand the ownership of intellectual property and the terms of your contract before taking on a role. In entertainment, the rights to the character often outlive the performance itself.
Kimi Regal
Difference between a refined woman and a Bwala.
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili answered with poise and Grace even though Mehdi tried to bombard her with questions.
You can see the difference?
Wherever Tinubu found this guy from, he needs to go back there and find us more ministers like him. This is the level of anger, passion, simplicity of governance logic and result focus that we need.
Recruiting - Communications & Marketing Executive at @ABCTransportPlc
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Deadline extended till June 6th 📨
“People who raised money in US dollars, who are earning in Naira, and who have to report to investors who invested in US dollars, need to be doing almost three times more work and earning three times more income because the currency has devalued by more than 70%”