“We need to act now and we need to use all the tools available to us, especially our ingenuity and intellectual property to achieve a sustainable future for everyone, everywhere.” – WIPO...
Copyright Protection: Artistic Works
Works of an artistic nature include, blueprints, charts, cartoons/comics, diagrams, engravings, graphs, logos, maps, paintings, photographs, sculptures, sketches, and a work of architecture. Copyright...
Obtaining Copyright Protection of your IP
Literary works, Musical works, Artistic works, Audiovisual works, Sound Recordings, and Broadcasts are eligible for copyright protection under the Copyright Act 2022. No formality is required to obtai...
Works Eligible for Copyright Protection in Nigeria
Copyright is a form of intellectual property which protects original works such as videos, lectures, articles, novels, software, architecture, songs, and sound recordings. Subject to the limitations i...
Moral Right/Right of Attribution
Moral right or right of attribution is an author/owner’s right to have their name shown on/with their work. Failure to credit the author/owner of copyrighted materials may subject you to damages, in...
Copyright in a Digital Age (Quote)
Excerpt from “Copyright Law: Principles, Practice and Procedure” by Professor Bankole Sodipo, SAN describing the complexities of the Copyright Act, 1988 in light of his experience as a tea...