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Ghana Music Rights Organization

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Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO) is a royalties collection agency within Ghana that represents the rights of music copyright holders.[1] It was created under Section 49 of the Copyright Law, Act 690 of 2005.[1][2] The agency collects royalties for all rights owners in Ghana.[3] Before 2005, that function had been operated by the Copyright Society of Ghana.[3] The organization has faced regular criticism about its transparency and engagement of stakeholders.[2] As of 2018, the organization was led by Rex Omar.[4][5] As of May 2021, Abraham Adjatey, commonly known as 'Agya Abraham', was the GHAMRO CEO.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "What is Ghamro?". ghamro.org. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  2. ^ a b "Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO)". Music In Africa. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  3. ^ a b "Copyrights and royalty collection in Ghana". Music In Africa. 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  4. ^ "GHAMRO to embark on massive licensing of commercial music users". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  5. ^ "GHAMRO ready to distribute royalties to music right owners". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  6. ^ "Musicians in Ghana will not be poor if we enforce the laws - GHAMRO CEO - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.