Infringement of Copyright Archives - Nooktoria Legal Resource

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Vitalis Ikukuoha

Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Vitalis Ikukuoha Case Information Details NIPJD Citation NIPJD/FHC/MG/2006/001 Case Name Nigerian Copyright Commission v. Vitalis Ikukuoha Short Title N.C.C. v. Vitalis Ikukuoha Court Federal High Court of Nigeria Judicial Division Maiduguri [Read More]

Atlantic Recording Corporation et al. v. Anna’s Archive et al.

United States: Court Awards $322 Million Copyright Judgment Against Anna’s Archive

A U.S. federal court has awarded more than $322 million in damages to Spotify and major record labels in a copyright infringement case against the pirate platform Anna’s Archive, although enforcement of the judgment remains [Read More]

Nigeria: Offset Communications Sues Qore Technologies Over Alleged Copyright Infringement

Offset Communications Advisory Ltd has filed a lawsuit against Qore Technologies Ltd at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking N50 million in damages for alleged copyright infringement. The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/1994/2025, alleges that Qore [Read More]

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 [Read More]

Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd./Gte v. Adeokin Records

Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd./Gte v. Adeokin Records Federal High CourtRuling delivered on Wednesday, July 9, 1997Citation: 40 NIPJD [FHC. 1997] 216/1996Suit No.: FHC/L/CS/216/96Jurisdiction: Nigeria Ruling delivered by: Honourable Justice R.N. Ukeje Appearances:Bambo Adewopo [Read More]

An Empirical Study of the Factors Responsible for the High Prevalence of Video Film Piracy in Nigeria

Title of the Paper An Empirical Study of the Factors Responsible for the High Prevalence of Video Film Piracy in Nigeria Authors Published In European Scientific Journal, March 2013 EditionVolume: 9, Issue: No. 8ISSN: 1857-7881 [Read More]

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 [Read More]

Cable and Signal Piracy – Illegal Distribution of Pay TV Signals

Nooktoria Copyright Law Volume 2 Number 3 eDigest (Cable and Signal Piracy – Illegal Distribution of Pay TV Signals) From a Subscriber to a Distributor Over the last few years, Pay TV providers in Nigeria [Read More]