In Nnam v. Five Star Music & Ors, the Plaintiff, Sir Jude Nnam, claimed copyright ownership over several songs he composed, alleging that the Defendants—Five Star Music and its affiliates—had ...
Global Creative Legal Summit 2024
Our partner, A Tope Tokan-Lawal, will be participating in the inaugural edition of the Global Creative Legal Summit (GCLS) from September 17th to 20th, 2024 alongside other lawyers and experts in the ...
Lagos introduces e-Affidavits, CTC, Forms and Letters for the High Court
The Lagos State judiciary has commenced the production of electronic affidavits (“e-Affidavit”), electronic certified court documents (“CTC”), and online stamping of Forms and Letters at the H...
Copyright: Author’s Moral Right
Moral right or right of attribution is an Author/Owner’s right to have their name shown on/with their work. The right subsist for the duration of the work’s copyright and cannot be assigned/transm...
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...
Happy Holidays 2023
From our family to yours, here’s wishing you all a happy holidays! #OTLLaw #law #firm #holidays #2023 #2024 #merrychristmas #happynewyear...
Lagos State Protection Against Domestic Violence Law, 2007
A victim of domestic violence can report any act of domestic violence to a Police Officer and/or immediately apply to a court of law for an Interim Protection Order. The Police Officer can arrest, imm...
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...
Unjust Enrichment: How to Secure a Court Order to Reverse an Inadvertent Transfer
Mistakes happen and, when it comes to money, any delay may mean forfeiture. It is common for one to intend to send money electronically to B’s bank account but inadvertently send it to X, who is com...