As a producer, filmmaker or other creative professional in Nigeria, somewhere along the line, you will learn to never work without a written contract. Yet, it is hard to like contracts because more often than […]
Last week, a group of musicians filed a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Sony Music alleging that the defendant unlawfully stopped them from reclaiming their […]
Earlier this week, the owner of Delaware Today and Delaware Business Times filed a lawsuit against Great News LLC for copyright infringement. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant sells commemorative plaques of its monthly magazine […]
Last week, a photography agency, Xclusive filed a lawsuit against Gigi Hadid for sharing photo on Instagram without the photographer’s permission. The model was allege to have posted a paparazzi image of herself on Instagram […]
Application Deadline: Entries must be submitted on or before 11:59 am February 28th, 2019 Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch National Campus Essay Competition aims to promote intellectual property law and address legal issues facing the music […]
John Asein has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). He has authored many publications that center on copyright law in Nigeria such as “Nigerian Copyright Law and Practice (Second Edition); […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 10, 2019, announced the appointment of Thomas W. Krause as the new Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor of the USPTO. Krause, who has […]
On January 11, 2019, the publisher of the “Choose Your Own Adventure” book series (Chooseco LLC) filed a suit in a Vermont District Court, against Netflix, alleging that the film “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” infringes on […]
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