Copyright Act, 2022
PART I—OBJECTIVES, SCOPE AND SUBSISTENCE OF COPYRIGHT
Formalities.
4. Eligibility for copyright under this Act shall not require any formality.
Copyright by virtue of nationality or habitual residence.
5. Copyright shall be conferred by this section on every work that is eligible, where the author or in the case of a work of joint authorship, any of the authors is at the time when the work or a substantial part made is —
(a) an individual who is a Nigerian citizen or is habitually resident in Nigeria ; or
(b) a body corporate incorporated by or under the laws of Nigeria.
Copyright by reference to country of origin.
6. Copyright shall be conferred by this section on a work, which is a —
(a) literary, musical or artistic work or an audiovisual that is first published in Nigeria ;
(b) sound recording made in Nigeria and has not been the subject of any copyright conferred by section 2 of this Act ; or
(c) broadcast transmitted from Nigeria or by a broadcasting organisation that has its headquarters situated in Nigeria.
Copyright in works of government, state authorities and international bodies.
7. Copyright shall be conferred by this section on a work that is eligible and is made by or under the direction or control of a government, an agency of government or a prescribed international body.