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 […]
On July 17, a Los Angeles Corporation, Star Fabrics Inc. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California with case number 2:18-cv-06174-CAS-SK against National Stores Inc., Hot Ginger Inc., […]
A prominent Nigerian TV, iROKOtv and Jason Njoku have been accused by a Nigerian writer, Tomi Adesina for using and adapting her blog series “Beautiful Stranger” into a movie called “Swings,” without her consent. In […]
Earlier this week, a freelance photographer, Terray Sylvester (the Plaintiff), who is based in Michigan filed a lawsuit against Breitbart News for copyright infringement. According to the suit, the Plaintiff alleged that he is the […]
By Chiamaka Anyanwu A couple of months ago, Nneoma Anosike, a Nigerian International Model and 2013 winner of the Elite Model Look, instituted an action, against Wema Bank Plc., a Nigerian Commercial Bank, for passing […]
Search copyright cases. Below is a list of cases that deal with issues of concern to copyright in Nigeria. The cases include suits filed by organizations in Nigeria including the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Copyright […]
On Monday, July 3, 2017, the case between the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and Bolingo Hotels & Suites, one of the biggest hotels in Abuja, came up at the Federal High Court. It would […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced an accused pirate, one Mr. Chekwesiri Chukwuamaka Josephat, to one year imprisonment for Copyright Infringement with an option of fine. The case, Charge No. FHC/L/409C/2015, NCC v. Chikwesiri […]
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