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South Africa: Copyright Dispute Over Amapiano Song Ngixolele Heads to Court

A copyright infringement dispute has emerged in South Africa over the use of the amapiano song Ngixolele by Boohle and Busta 929, which featured in 275 episodes of the popular telenovela The Black Door. Mokima […]

India: Filmmaker T. Rajhentherr Files Copyright Suit Over Songs From 1983 Film Uyir Ulla Varai Usha

Filmmaker T. Rajhentherr and his wife, Usha Rajhentherr, have filed a joint civil suit before the Madras High Court alleging copyright infringement involving songs from the 1983 blockbuster Uyir Ulla Varai Usha. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy […]

A Proposal for Legalising Small-Scale Physical Copyright Piracy

A Proposal for Legalising Small-Scale Physical Copyright Piracy (Book Publishing, Video Films and Music in Developing Countries) Author Information Author: Volker GrassmuckPosition: Researcher and AcademicAffiliation: Humboldt University, BerlinCountry: Germany Paper Details Title: A Proposal for […]

Understanding Copyright

The Nooktoria Legal Resource (formerly Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch – NLIPW) Copyright Digest comprises compilations that highlight published and unpublished papers on intellectual property. These digests also feature articles that discuss copyright laws and […]

Musical Copyright Society Nigeria v. D.P. Lekki Ltd.

Musical Copyright Society Nigeria v. D.P. Lekki Ltd. Federal High CourtRuling delivered on: Friday, July 5, 1991Citation: 34 NIPJD [FHC. 1991] 168/1990Suit No.: FHC/L/168/90Jurisdiction: Nigeria Ruling delivered by: Honourable Justice G.A.A.T. Jinadu Appearances: S.A. Agidee […]

NCC v. CVL Technologies Ltd. Federal High Court

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. CVL Technologies Ltd. Federal High Court Judgement delivered on Monday, January 23, 2012Citation: 55 NIPJD [FHC. 2012] L/268C/2009Case No.: FHC/L/268C/2009Jurisdiction: Nigeria Judgement delivered by: Justice Molokwu Appearances:Douglas Najim for the ProsecutionE.C. […]

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Ubi Bassey Eno & Ors

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Ubi Bassey Eno & Ors Federal High Court, Calabar Judicial DivisionJudgment Delivered on: Tuesday, December 12, 2006Citation: 49 NIPJD [FHC. 2006] 31C/2003Charge No.: FHC/CA/31C/2003Jurisdiction: NigeriaStatus: Affirmed by CA/C/46/2007 Judgment Delivered by: […]

Ubi Bassey Eno v. Nigerian Copyright Commission

Ubi Bassey Eno v. Nigerian Copyright Commission Court of AppealJudgment Delivered on: Thursday, April 23, 2009Citation: 52 NIPJD [CA. 2009] 46/2007Charge No.: CA/C/46/2007Jurisdiction: Nigeria BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS: Appearances: Copyright Infringement, Illegal Rebroadcasting and Transmission, Possession […]

Public-Private Partnerships in Anti-Piracy and Enforcement Campaign of the Nigerian Copyright Commission

Title of the Presentation Public-Private Partnerships in Anti-Piracy and Enforcement Campaign of the Nigerian Copyright Commission Author Afam EzekudeDirector General, Nigerian Copyright Commission (at the time of the presentation) Presented At Seventh Global Congress on […]

Peter Obe v. Grapevine Communications Ltd.

Peter Obe v. Grapevine Communications Ltd. Court: Federal High CourtJudgement Delivered on: June 27, 2007Citation: 40 NIPJD [FHC. 1997] 1244/1997Suit No.: FHC/L/CS/1244/97Jurisdiction: Nigeria Judge: Mustapher J. Copyright in Photographs, Copyright Infringement, Fair Dealing, Unauthorized Publication […]