{"id":8083,"date":"2013-08-10T10:45:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T10:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/pirates-are-like-thieves-we-catch-on-the-street-tuface\/"},"modified":"2013-08-10T10:45:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-10T10:45:17","slug":"pirates-are-like-thieves-we-catch-on-the-street-tuface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/pirates-are-like-thieves-we-catch-on-the-street-tuface\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates are like thieves we catch on the street \u2013Tuface"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Citizens Platform<\/strong><\/p>\n

Legendary Nigerian musician Tuface Idibia has called on Nigerians to stop patronizing pirates are they can be compared to street thieves.<\/span><\/p>\n

The musician also said Nigerians should shun pirated intellectual materials, just like adulterated drugs, noting that \u201cif no one patronized them, they will stay on the shop shelves and the shops will eventually close\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking during an interview in Lagos, Tuface also urged the government and agencies saddled with the enforcement of anti-piracy laws, to be decisive in the clamp down on culprits.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to him, the agencies should go all out and eliminate piracy as no crime syndicate should be stronger than the government.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that it cannot be wiped out in one day, it will take time, but we all should come on board and start on the right path.<\/span><\/p>\n

He further noted that \u201ccorruption is the reason why piracy is still a major issue in Nigeria.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf radio stations are not paying royalties, government should know that they are losing a lot. They should help artistes get royalties, so that we can also pay tax for the nation\u2019s development. If the government knows that these artistes have to pay heavy taxes and they are going to make a lot of money from collecting these taxes, they will do something,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuface expressed disappointment that the police could not see people who sell pirated compact discs and other copyright materials as criminals.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you complain, the police will look at you, just like you want to deny these boys of their means of livelihood. They do not even know it\u2019s a crime, and it is a punishable offence; so, it is a serious issue,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He expressed his desire to see the return of high quality music to Nigeria in terms of production and packaging. \u201cWhen this happens and you sell it for the appropriate price, we will be able to make more money and be able to compete with our counterparts in other parts of the world\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: Citizens Platform<\/p>\n

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