The Complexities of Nigeria’s Copyright (Collective Management Organizations) Regulations, 2007

Abstract

The concept of copyright and its emergence are trite . (See Uvieghara Egerton E., Essays on Copyright Law and Administration in Nigeria (Y- Books, Nig. Ltd, 1992); David Bainbridge, Intellectual Property (Pitman Publishing, 4th ed., 1992); Torremans Paul & Jon Holyoak, Intellectual Property Law (Butterworths, London, 1996); Jeremy J. Phillips, Robyn Durie, and Ian Karet, Whales on Copyright (London Sweet & Maxwell, 5th ed., 1997); Ilechukwu Magnus Olueze, Nigerian Copyright Law (Magnapress Ltd., 1998); J.O. Asein, The Nigerian Copyright Act with Introduction and Notes (Ibadan Sam Bookman Publishers, 1998); J.O. Asein & E.S. Nwauche (eds.), A Decade of Copyright Law in Nigeria (Nigerian Copyright Commission, 2002); Shyllon Folarin, Intellectual Property Law in Nigeria, (The Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich, Vol. 21, 2003); Cornish, William, and Llewelyn, Intellectual Property: Patents, Copyright, Trade Marks and Allied Rights, (Thomas, Sweet & Maxwell, 5th Ed., 2003); F.O. Babafemi, Intellectual Property: The Law & Practice of Copyright, Trade Marks, Patent & Industrial Designs in Nigeria, (Justinian Books Limited, 1st ed., 2006).) Thus, it suffices to say that copyright law is a branch of the law that deals with rights of intellectual creators (There are also Laws in respect of Patents and Designs—CAP P2, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN) 2004; Trade Marks—CAP T13, LFN 2004; etc., all in respect of intellectual creations.); which deals with particular forms of creativity pertaining mostly, but not limited, to matters of mass communication.