Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Olisakwe Chigozie Loffman
| Case Information | Details |
| NIPJD Citation | NIPJD/FHC/2015/L-470C-15 |
| Document Type | Charge |
| Court | Federal High Court of Nigeria, Lagos Judicial Division |
| Charge No. | FHC/L/470C/15 |
| Jurisdiction | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Area of Law | Copyright Law; Criminal Law |
| Subject | Copyright Infringement; Making Infringing Copies for Trade or Business |
| Complainant | Nigerian Copyright Commission |
| Defendant | Olisakwe Chigozie Loffman |
| Date of Alleged Offence | 1 September 2014 |
| Date of Charge | 11 November 2015 |
| Applicable Law | Section 20(1)(a), Copyright Act, Cap. C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 |
| Status | Criminal charge |
Parties
BETWEEN
NIGERIAN COPYRIGHT COMMISSION ………………………….. COMPLAINANT
AND
OLISAKWE CHIGOZIE LOFFMAN ……………………………… DEFENDANT
Charge
COUNT 1
That you Olisakwe Chigozie Loffman Nigerian, Male of No 74 Fasisi street, Ajegunle Lagos state on or about the 1st day of September 2014 within the Lagos Judicial Division of the Federal High Court did cause to be made for the purposes of trade and business One thousand, one hundred and ninety (1190) infringing copies of works in which copyright subsist in favour of Olu Omoju, Mark Nkemdi, Pearson publishers and HEBN publishers and thereby committed an offence contrary to and punishable under the Section 20(1)(a) of the Copyright Act C28 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
Prosecution Counsel
Luma Marypauline, Esq.; Obi Ezeilo, Esq.; and L. C. Nnoli, Esq.,Nigerian Copyright Commission.
Case Summary
The Nigerian Copyright Commission charged Olisakwe Chigozie Loffman before the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, with copyright infringement. The Commission alleged that on or about 1 September 2014, the defendant caused 1,190 infringing copies of copyrighted works to be made for the purposes of trade and business.
According to the charge, copyright in the affected works subsisted in favour of Olu Omoju, Mark Nkemdi, Pearson Publishers and HEBN Publishers. The alleged conduct was charged as an offence contrary to and punishable under section 20(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, Cap. C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
Note: The document provided is the charge and does not establish whether the defendant was ultimately convicted, acquitted, or whether the charge was otherwise disposed of.
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