– music executive
Failure to rein in flagrant copyright transgression in Guyana has resulted in the impoverishment of the local music industry and the frustration of indigenous artistes, according to the head of one of the country’s leading recording studios.
Chief Executive Officer of Kross Kolor Records Burchmore Simon told Stabroek Business earlier this week that piracy affects the growth of the music industry in much the same way that it affects the development of the publishing sector. “Artistes, as much as writers and publishers, need a base from which to take off,” Simon said.
Asked to comment on the recent announcement by Head of the Presidential Secretariat regarding the purchasing by the Government of Guyana of pirated texts, Simon said that
