Tag: copyright, Court, orits williki, Premier Music
Alleged copyright infringement: Orits sets to crumble Premier Music
…Wants master tapes of his works …Goes to court By Charles Okogene Reggae music revolutionary, Mr. Orits Williki, has instituted a copyright infringement and...
Police assures AVRS of full in war against audio visual copyright
The Assistant Inspector-General If Police, Zone ‘2’ Headquarters, (Lagos. Ogun) AIG Adeleke B. Adeyinka, mni has assured the creative community in Nigeria of...
No… no…no, my lord! There is no registration of copyright in Nigeria
By TONY Okoroji I have the greatest respect for those of our judges who under the most difficult conditions still try to do justice in Nigeria. They give hope to the...
FG, Copyright Community Laud Egerton Uvieghara
Federal Government has hailed the Late Prof. Egerton Uvieghara as a legal icon who demonstrated exemplary sense of responsibility and rare commitment to his calling in...
Federal Government sets to reform copyright system, presents bill for Copyright Act Amendment
The Federal Government has kick-started the process for the first major reform of the nation’s copyright system in over three decades. This followed the transmission...
FG sends bill on copyright to NASS
The Copyright (Repeal) Bill, as approved by the Federal Executive Council, has been transmitted to the National Assembly for enactment into law. The Federal...
NCC clamps down on street vendors of pirated books, other copyright works in Abuja
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has intensified efforts at checking street trading of pirated books, musical works and movies in Abuja FCT and other states of...
Different ways copyright is infringed
By Tony Okoroji When we talk about copyright infringement in Nigeria, most people think of the famous or infamous Alaba market in Lagos where hundreds of thousands of...
What amount of use of a work constitutes copyright infringement?
I had a discussion two days ago with my daughter Alex, whom I believe is an exceptional writer. She is also a fan of Saturday Breakfast. After about nine years of...
NCC, CIPPON partner to check copyright piracy in printing industry
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Chartered Institute of Professional Printers of Nigeria (CIPPON) have renewed their commitment to fine-tuning the...
