Ghanaian actress and film producer, Salma Mumin has stated that losing money over piracy is a painful ordeal for film producers.

Being a movie producer herself, Salma has vowed never to forgive anyone caught stealing her for broadcast.

“If I find anybody stealing my movie, I’m gonna take them on. I will take you on because it takes a lot to produce one film and it’s very painful to not even make what you’re meant to make and others are already making behind you,” she warned.

Her comment comes on the back of Nigerian actress and filmmaker Bimbo Ademoye's appearance on social media months ago to express frustration over the unauthorised broadcasting of her films on Ghanaian television.

She described it as a blatant violation of her intellectual property rights.

According to her, several TV stations in Ghana have been airing her work without permission—a situation she finds unacceptable and unlawful.

She called on relevant authorities to investigate and address the matter promptly.

Salma has also cautioned the culprits to desist from the unfair practice, emphasizing that they know how damaging it is to producers.

“We as entertainment personnel should understand and know better to not even do this at all...it is because the people doing it, they understand what they’re doing,” she said.

Media personality MC Yaa Yeboah has stated that the lack of collaborative efforts between the National Film Authority (NFA) and the copyright office is the contributing factor to piracy in the country.“To date, the NFA has not held any meetings with the copyright office regarding piracy,” she stated on UTV’s United Showbiz.

The NFA had earlier warned in a letter that any TV station caught airing pirated movies would have its license revoked. But according to MC Yaa Yeboah, the NFA does not even have the power to revoke licenses.

“The NFA recently issued a letter to television stations warning them that if they air movies without proper authorization, their licenses will be revoked. However, upon researching this matter, I discovered that the NFA is not even the institution responsible for revoking licenses,” she said.