Friday, November 9, 2012

Achebe Won’t Make a Penny from His Book – Gowon



Former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (rtd), Thursday, said that he doubts if renowned author, Prof. Chinua Achebe will make any money from the publication of his latest book, There Was A Country. Gowon who spoke at the presentation of the Reform of the Copyright System in Nigeria which was organised by the Nigerian Copyright Commission said that activities of pirates are killing efforts of authors and making fortunes off their intellectual property. Gowon said he saw hawkers in Abuja selling pirated copies of Achebe’s There Was A Country recently.

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