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MUSICIANS UNION OF GHANA
V.
ABRAHAM AND ANOTHER

(1980) JELR 64217 (HC)

High Court 20 Jun 1980 Ghana
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- The plaintiffs are seeking an interim injunction to prevent the second defendants from releasing their records and making royalty payments to the first defendant. - They also request that any royalties held by the first defendant be depos

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Judges:CECILIA KORANTENG-ADDOW J.
Counsel:W. AMARFIO FOR THE PLAINTIFFS; SEY FOR THE FIRST DEFENDANT. ,AMARTEIFIO FOR THE SECOND DEFENDANTS.

CECILIA KORANTENG-ADDOW J.

In this application the plaintiffs are asking for an order of an interim injunction to restrain the second defendants from “(1) making any further releases of the plaintiffs’ records, and (2) from making any further royalty payments to the first defendant on behalf of the plaintiffs ...” and (3) an order that any royalties held by the first defendant from the second defendants be deposited at the court pending the determination of this suit. Finally, they ask for an order for interim preservation of a set of musical instruments listed in the schedule attached to the application.

The writ of summons upon which this motion was brought, is indorsed with a claim for

(1) ¢1,000,000 being composers’ and recording artistes’ royalties due from the defendants, in respect of the long playing albums, namely (a) “Adam and Eve” (b) “Kusum Beat” (c) “Spiritual Ghana” (d) “Meseafo nto nsa” (e) “Party time in Hollywood” and (f) “Sweet Talks”;

(2) recovery of possession of th…

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