Sports and Culture Minister Calls for more creativity in Music industry

Genre : Society news
Principal country concerned : Column : History/society
Release/publication date : 2015
Published on : 29/04/2015
Source : http://www.rwandashow.com/news/7502/sports-and-culture-minister-calls-for-more-creativity-in-music-industry/


The Minister of Sports and Culture Julienne Uwacu has said there is need   for stakeholders mainly   musicians to take music career importantly and   set standards as one   way of making music an influential tool in Rwanda.



The Minister believes that this will be driven by   increased creativity and innovation as well as taking music as any other career that generates income for   people.



"There is still  an  issue of  some  artists   who  take music as  pleasure and  don't not look at   income generating aspect,"  The Minster said adding that this  attitude thus  hinders  others who  depend  on  the industry for employment.



Minister Akacu  also asked the music industry players  to  work  in  partnerships as one way of  creating  a one  voice mainly  for  advocacy and ensuring that the  industry   becomes  more professional.



The government and its partners are intensifying efforts to sensitize musicians and songwriters to register their copy rights, a thing that will help to protect their innovation while earning from it, moreover this comes at the wake of the   celebration of the intellectual property day this month.



Blaise Ruhima, the in-charge of Intellectual property rights registration at Rwanda Development Board-RDB says that this year's celebration will mainly look at how intellectual property –IP could boost the music industry.



"In line  with this year's theme, it's indeed to  get  up, for the  music industry  to ensure  that  our  musicians get a fair  deal, and that we value their creativity  and their unique contribution to our lives,"  Ruhima  noted



He adds, "The international  community   will  look  at  how IP   rights   shape the music  industry , how  the music  industry  attracts  investors,  how innovation  is pushing   the frontiers of creativity  in the music industry."



Ruhima says that   the celebrations will also be   an opportunity to create greater understanding about therole ofintellectual propertyas a balancing mechanismbetween the competing interest which   surround innovation and cultural creation.

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