By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston CLARKE… even if it means shutting down those entities to recover the fees… we are willing to go that far— The Jamaica Association of Composers, Artists and Publishers (JACAP) has intensified its campaign to ensure copyright owners are compensated for their work. According to JACAP director, Augustus ‘Gussie’ Clarke, the organisation plans to turn up the heat against media houses. “Many media entities owe millions of dollars for copyright fees to JACAP members and we have been trying for years to get them to pay up,” he told the Jamaica Observer. According to Clarke, JACAP has held several meetings with the ‘guilty’ parties whom he did not name. He says the lack of results has left the organisation no choice but to take their grouse to the courts. “Even if it means shutting … Read entire article »