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Section 57 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 57 Copyright Act Section 57 Copyright Act 2022 is about Misrepresentation. It is under Part VII (Provisions Relating to Online Content) of the Act. A person who knowingly misrepresents under this section, that —(a) material or activity is infringing, or (b) material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification, is liable […]

Section 56 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 56 Copyright Act Section 56 Copyright Act 2022 is about Procedure for suspension of accounts of repeat infringers. It is under Part VII (Provisions Relating to Online Content) of the Act. (1) A service provider, upon receiving repeated notifications of infringements for a particular account, shall —(a) promptly send a warning to the subscriber […]

Section 55 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 55 Copyright Act Section 55 Copyright Act 2022 is about Take down of infringing content. It is under Part VII (Provisions Relating to Online Content) of the Act. (1) A service provider, upon receiving notice of infringement under section 54 of this Act shall promptly notify the subscriber responsible for the content for which […]

Section 54 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 54 Copyright Act Section 54 Copyright Act 2022 is about Notice to take down. It is under Part VII (Provisions Relating to Online Content) of the Act. (1) The owner of copyright in a work, in respect of which copyright has been infringed, may issue notice of the infringement to the relevant service provider […]

Section 53 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 53 Copyright Act Section 53 Copyright Act 2022 is about Restriction on importation. It is under Part VI (Anti-Piracy and other Measures) of the Act. (1) The owner of copyright in a work may give notice in writing to the Director-General, requesting the Commission to notify the Nigerian Customs Service, during the period specified […]

Section 52 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 52 Copyright Act Section 52 Copyright Act 2022 is about Actions for circumvention of technological protection measures and rights management information. It is under Part VI (Anti-Piracy and other Measures) of the Act. (1) A person whose right is violated under sections 50 or 51 of this Act may institute an action before a […]

Section 51 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 51 Copyright Act Section 51 Copyright Act 2022 is about Falsification, alteration or removal of rights management information. It is under Part VI (Anti-Piracy and other Measures) of the Act. (1) A person shall not knowingly and with the intent to induce, enable, facilitate, or conceal infringement, provide rights management information that is false. […]

Section 50 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 50 Copyright Act Section 50 Copyright Act 2022 is about Circumvention of technological protection measures. It is under Part VI (Anti-Piracy and other Measures) of the Act. (1) Subject to the provisions of Part II of this Act, no person shall knowingly circumvent a technological protection measure that effectively protects access to a work […]

Section 49 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 49 Copyright Act Section 49 Copyright Act 2022 is about Anti-piracy measures. It is under Part VI (Anti-Piracy and other Measures) of the Act. (1) The Commission shall have powers, with the consent of the Minister, to prescribe any design, label, mark, impression or any other antipiracy device for use on, in, or in […]

Section 48 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 48 Copyright Act Section 48 Copyright Act 2022 is about Duty to keep records. It is under Part VI (Anti-Piracy and other Measures) of the Act. (1) A person carrying on the business of production or reproduction of works including publishers, printers, producers, manufacturers and aggregators of works in which copyright subsists shall keep […]