A Federal High Court in Abuja, in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/680/2008, has ordered the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Airtel (previously Zain Nigeria Limted) to pay TV Xtra Production N703m as damages for copyright infringement. Justice […]
The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has filed suit No. FHC/L/CS/425/2020 against the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) for the allegedly unlawfully and unconstitutionally suspending the approval and operating licence of COSON. COSON is seeking eight […]
Copyright myths travel and are often retold in ways that people believe they are true. If you follow the intellectual property ‘scene’ in Nigeria, you would no doubt have heard one of these myths with […]
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); […]
1. What is Copyright? For authors, artists, songwriters, music publishers and composers, photographers and other creators, copyright provides the assurance that they can share their work with the public without the fear of unauthorized use. […]
An Abuja-based production company, Eagle Eye Production Limited, has filed a copyright infringement suit against Samsung Electronics West Africa and Ringier Nigeria Limited. According to Suit No. FHC/L/CS/303/2018, filed on February 26, 2018, the Plaintiff, […]
World Intellectual Property Day (World IP Day) is observed annually on April 26 in order to raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on our daily lives. World IP Day celebrates creativity and […]
According to a press release signed one Amos Abutu for the Nigerian Copyright Commission, the Federal Executive Council in a meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa Abuja has approved the Copyright Bill. […]
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