Nigeria regulator seeks $70M penalty in lawsuit against Meta
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian advertising regulator has sued Meta, accusing the owner of Facebook and WhatsApp of publishing unauthorized ads and seeking a 30 billion naira ($70
Nigeria: The Legal Implications Of Sampling Music Under Nigerian Law
Authors Femi Olubanwo , Olumide Osundolire and Ifeanyi Ugbechie-Egbumoke In 2019, Ajibola Muyiwa Danladi, popularly known as ‘Danny Young’ brought copyright infringement proceedings against Tiwa Savage and her then record label, Mavin Records, on the
JOEBOY TAKES ASA’S 300 MILLION NAIRA COPYRIGHT LAWSUIT FOR JOKES
In a recent discord brewing between Asa and Joeboy, the Fire on the Mountain singer has issued a copyright lawsuit against Joeboy for “Contour.” Nigerian musician Joeboy uploaded a letter from
Pulp Fiction NFT Lawsuit (Miramax V. Tarantino, Et Al.): A Preview Of Coming Attractions
Pulp Fiction NFT Lawsuit (Miramax V. Tarantino, Et Al.): A Preview Of Coming Attractions Within the last year, NFTs have grown from an experimental technology used by a niche community of
TikTok Licensing Is Trickier Than We Thought — Court Grants Partial Victory to Universal Music Group In Its TikTok Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Bang Energy Drink
UMG and its subsidiaries had claimed a case for Direct Infringement of copyrighted music in Bang’s TikTok promotional videos, and Contributory Infringement for allowing influencers to use that music to
acebook, Instagram hit with massive music copyright lawsuit
https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2022/07/facebook-instagram-hit-with-massive-music-copyright-lawsuit.html Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit demanding at least $142 million in damages. Epidemic Sound, a company that provides flat-fee royalty-free music to creators
Master KG faces lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement of global hit Jerusalema
https://www.news24.com/channel/music/news/master-kg-faces-lawsuit-for-alleged-copyright-infringement-20220726 Master KG is being taken to court for alleged copyright infringement of the hit song Jerusalema. According to court papers, Master KG, his record label Open Mic, and music distributor
five copyright infringement duels in the Nigerian creative space
https://culturecustodian.com/five-copyright-infringement-duels-in-the-nigerian-creative-space/ The Nigerian creative space is aflutter with copyright infringement accusations, counter-accusations and in the rare case, court rulings. Comedian and recent AMVCA winner Sabinus has just sued Peak Milk and Gala—the
Court orders MTN to pay Nigerian Musician N20m for using song as caller tune without consent
Justice Ojukwu held that MTN’s action constituted an infringement of the plaintiff’s copyright, adding that the defendant had no right to use the plaintiff’s work without the requisite permission. She also
Senate passes bill to strengthen copyright law, prohibits online duplication, rebroadcasting without consent
Senate passes bill to strengthen copyright law, prohibits online duplication, rebroadcasting without consent ***proposes N100,000 fine or 1-yr jail term for individuals, N2m for corporate bodies The Senate, on Wednesday, passed a
Veno Marioghae, Airtel at War Over Copyright Infringement
Veno Marioghae, Airtel at War Over Copyright Infringement It seems that the copyright infringement war between talented singer, Veno Marioghae-Mbanefo and one of the telecommunication giants in Nigeria, Airtel is far
Tope Alabi, Tajudeen Bioku At War Over Copyright Infringement
Tope Alabi, Tajudeen Bioku At War Over Copyright Infringement Gospel artiste, Tope Alabi and United States-based boss of NPC records, Alhaji Tajudeen Bioku, have been at war over
European author Trish Lorenz falsely claims she named #EndSARS movement ‘Soro-Soke’ in Cambridge interview
European author Trish Lorenz falsely claims she named #EndSARS movement ‘Soro-Soke’ in Cambridge interview European journalist and author Trish Lorenz has falsely claimed christening young Nigerian protesters “Soro-Soke”, a Yoruba phrase
Intellectual Property concerns for social media influencers in Nigeria
In Nigeria Interestingly, social media influencing has become mainstream in the social media space, as a lot of influencers are springing up by the day, particularly on Platforms like TikTok,
Copyright Infringement: Mr Sabinus slams N1 billion lawsuit against Friesland, UAC Foods
Famous Nigerian comedian and skit maker Chukwuemeka Emmanuel, better known as Oga Sabinus, has set the internet agog after his management slammed a one billion naira suit against Friesland Campina
Nigerian Authors benefit from their IPR
12 Utterly Captivating Novels by Nigerian Authors to Add to Your TBR If you have never read a book by a Nigerian author, you are seriously missing out. There are so
What talent does a Mechanic in Africa have
Africa mechanics have developed a technical know-how that makes their knowledge of most cars, second to none. A car written off in the west, can survive 5 - 10 more
Wizkid uses his copyright to go global
Again, Wizkid sells out tickets for UK concert at O2 Arena Nigerian superstar, Wizkid has again sold out tickets for his London concert at the O2 Arena in London. The singer announced
Premium Times Nigeria – Nigeria signs MoU to create Intellectual Property Commercialisation Project
Nigeria signs MoU to create Intellectual Property Commercialisation Project The federal government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a UK-based Developing Africa Group to create Africa’s first
Ghana Web – Nigeria Authorises IPR MOU
The group was urged to work with WIPO Office in Nigeria to achieve the goals Nigeria signs MoU to create intellectual property commercialisation project Nigeria signs MoU to create intellectual property commercialisation