Comments on: Barclays Ghana advert stealing my photos! http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/ Personal blog of an Internet Entrepreneur & Technology Enthusiast Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:33:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/us.png" alt="United States" /> John Turnbull <small id="gs_author_location">from Georgia, United States</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34294 United States John Turnbull from Georgia, United States Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:54:11 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34294 Thank you for the link and for the beautiful photography and commentary. Best of luck in your pursuit of these intellectual property infringements. Thank you for the link and for the beautiful photography and commentary. Best of luck in your pursuit of these intellectual property infringements.

]]> By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/us.png" alt="United States" /> Alex <small id="gs_author_location">from California, United States</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34293 United States Alex from California, United States Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:44:56 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34293 Enforcing intellectual property laws in Africa is going to be an uphill battle (do they even exist anywhere on the continent but in South Africa). Heck in any developing nation you'll run into issues. Reminds me of the Disney characters used in a Chinese theme park without permission. <a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1716" rel="nofollow">http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1716</a> And some people just don't get it. They most likely don't think they are stealing, they won't understand what the wahala is about. I am on your side here but you should realize that such things never existed on our continent before. Please keep us updated as the situation unfolds. Enforcing intellectual property laws in Africa is going to be an uphill battle (do they even exist anywhere on the continent but in South Africa).

Heck in any developing nation you’ll run into issues. Reminds me of the Disney characters used in a Chinese theme park without permission. http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=1716

And some people just don’t get it. They most likely don’t think they are stealing, they won’t understand what the wahala is about.

I am on your side here but you should realize that such things never existed on our continent before. Please keep us updated as the situation unfolds.

]]> By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/gh.png" alt="Ghana" /> Oluniyi David Ajao <small id="gs_author_location">from Ghana</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34292 Ghana Oluniyi David Ajao from Ghana Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:55:07 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34292 Thanks for your comment Ugo. I had already seen that page but have sent a fax to their head office here in Accra Ghana. I am waiting for their response. Thanks for your comment Ugo. I had already seen that page but have sent a fax to their head office here in Accra Ghana.

I am waiting for their response.

]]> By: <img src="http://www.davidajao.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/geosmart/flags/gb.png" alt="United Kingdom" /> Ugo <small id="gs_author_location">from London, United Kingdom</small> http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34291 United Kingdom Ugo from London, United Kingdom Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:33:50 +0000 http://www.davidajao.com/blog/2007/09/21/barclays-ghana-advert-stealing-my-photos/#comment-34291 Get your lawyer to contact there corporate communications or press department ASAP the link below might help http://www.newsroom.barclays.co.uk/contacts/feedback.asp Get your lawyer to contact there corporate communications or press department ASAP the link below might help
http://www.newsroom.barclays.co.uk/contacts/feedback.asp

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