Infringement of copyrights under the Nigerian copyrights legislation: a diagnostic evaluation

Incidences of copyright infringement, such as reproducing, publishing, performing in public, making adaptation and broadcasting the work of another abounds worldwide and Nigeria in particular. This has been of great concern and interest to the comity of nations, for it has so adversely affected the...

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Main Author: Nwogu, Mary Imelda Obianuju (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: African journal of law and criminology
Year: 2015, Volume: 5, Issue: 3, Pages: 26-39
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Copyrights
Infringement
Juridical Review
Punishment
Remedies
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Summary:Incidences of copyright infringement, such as reproducing, publishing, performing in public, making adaptation and broadcasting the work of another abounds worldwide and Nigeria in particular. This has been of great concern and interest to the comity of nations, for it has so adversely affected the economy of these nations. The spate of copyrights infringement in Nigeria is worrisome, hence this paper attempts to look at civil and criminal infringement of copyrights, the remedies for, civil infringement, the punishment for criminal infringement and how to curb or eradicate copyrights infringement.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 38-39
ISSN:2045-8525