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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 […]

Section 47 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 47 Copyright Act Section 47 Copyright Act 2022 is about Simultaneous actions. It is under Part V (Copyright Offences) of the Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, it shall be permissible for both criminal and civil actions to be taken simultaneously in respect of the same infringement under this Act.

Section 46 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 46 Copyright Act Section 46 Copyright Act 2022 is about Offence by bodies corporate. It is under Part V (Copyright Offences) of the Act. (1) Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate, the body corporate and its principal officers are deemed to have committed the offence and liable to […]

Section 45 Nigerian Copyright Act 2022

Section 45 Copyright Act Section 45 Copyright Act 2022 is about Aiding and procuring copyright offence. It is under Part V (Copyright Offences) of the Act. Any person who aids or procures another person to commit an offence under this Act is guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to the same […]