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 a record of all works dealt with in the course of their business, showing the following —
(a) name of the author ;
(b) title of the work ;
(c) date of use or production ;
(d) quantity of the work used or produced ; and
(e) any other information as may be prescribed by the Commission.
(2) Any person who —
(a) fails to keep the record required under this section,
(b) makes or causes to be made a false entry in a record, or
(c) produces, tenders or causes to be produced or tendered as evidence any entry knowing the same to be false, commits an offence under this section and is liable on conviction to a fine of at least N100,000 or imprisonment for a term of at least one year or both.
(3) A copyright owner or any person having an interest in a work shall, on written demand, be furnished with information relating to the work as contained in the record kept under this section.
