The Copyright Act 2022 is an Act of Parliament passed in Nigeria as enacted by the National Assembly that, along with its various amendments, governs copyright in Nigeria.
It was signed on March 17, 2023, by President Muhammadu Buhari. It is administered by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), and the law repealed the Nigerian Copyright Act of 2004.
Scope The Copyright Act established the Nigerian Copyright Commission, which governs all copyright matters in Nigeria, ranging from the regulations, protection, enforcement, and prosecution of copyright-related matters in Nigeria.
The act is divided into twelve parts. This includes;
Part I: Objectives, Scope, and Subsistence of Copyright
Part II: Exceptions to Copyright
Part III: Ownerships, Transfers & Licenses
Part IV: Copyright Infringements
Part V: Copyright Offences
Part VI: Anti-Piracy and Other Measures
Part VII: Provisions relating to Online Contents
Part VIII: Performers' Rights
Part VIV: Expressions of Folklore
Part X: Establishment of the Nigerian Copyright Commission and Copyright Administration
Part XI: Financial Provisions
Part XII: Miscellaneous Provisions
Significant portions of the Act Section 1 clarifies which works qualify for protection under the Copyright Act.
Subject matter of copyright The Act defines "works of authorship" as any of the following: literary works, musical works, including any accompanying words, artistic works, including any accompanying art, Broadcast works, pictorial, graphic, and sculptural works, sound recordings.
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