Ghanaian Musician Kirani Ayat says he has not given any rights to any agency to use his ‘likeness or work’ on his behalf.
The Rapper and singer took to his tweeter post on September 27, 2022, and said President Akufo Addo has used his video ‘Guda’ in his ad to promote Ghana without his permission.
“The President of Ghana has used my video ‘Guda’ in this ad to promote Ghana. I was actively reaching out to the Ministry of Tourism in 2018/19 to use this video to push tourism in the North and got no reply, yet today it’s in an ad and no one reached out to me for permission,” he wrote.
According to the artist, he had to work a 12-hour shift daily as a security guard for 3 months to save money for the video production costs.
The video features shots of the culture and beauty of the Northern Region of Ghana
Various scenes of Kirani Ayat’s video ‘Guda’ have been featured in the tourism advert promoting Ghana.
Responding to these allegations, the Ghana Tourism Authority in a press statement indicated that “the footage in question was acquired legitimately from a bespoke creative agency as part of a project in 2019”.
According to the Authority, the video was “used in accordance with the terms agreed with the agency and not as being alleged” has been played severally locally and internationally without any issue.
But Kirani Ayat responded to the authority saying he has no agreement with any government or private entity to use his intellectual property.
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Source: ATLFMNEWS
