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- 8 Oct 2017
COSON Slams Young Shall Grow Motors over Copyright Infringement
In a bid to redress an alleged copyright infringement, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) Limited has slammed N105,848,000 suit on Young Shall Grow Motors Limited. COSON is suing the motor company…
- 26 Aug 2013
NCC Secures 40 Convictions against Copyright Infringers
The Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) secured 40 convictions against copyright infringers, with varying sentences of imprisonment and fines, while about 89 cases are at various stages of trial in…
- 25 Apr 2024
NCC Seeks Media Collaboration on Copyright Infringement
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has called for effective collaboration with the media in the country towards tackling the menace of copyright infringements. The Director-General of the…
- 8 Nov 2012
Coson Commends EFCC’s War Against Copyright Infringers
Copyright Society of Nigeria (Coson), the nation’s sole government approved copyright collective management organization for musical works and sound recordings has commended the Economic and…
- 14 May 2024
Copyright infringement: NCC Accuses MTN CEO Of Evading Service of Court Process
Karl Toriola, chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria has been accused of evading service in a copyright infringement case. The legal team of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) led by Barrister…
- 5 Apr 2026
Offset Communications Slams N50m Suit against Qore Technologies for Alleged Copyright Infringement
Offset Communications Advisory Ltd has dragged Qore Technologies Ltd before a Federal High Court in Lagos, demanding the sum of N50 million as damages for the alleged infringement of its copyright.…
- 10 Mar 2020
MTN Closes Case in N300m Copyright infringement Suit
MTN, telecommunication giant has closed its case over an alleged N300m copyright infringement suit involving Liberty Williams, an Abuja-based musician. Nkeakam Abhulimen, a staff of MTN and Chris…
- 24 Jan 2018
Multichoice to Pay N5.9Bn for Copyright Infringement
The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has awarded N5.9 billion “special damages” against Multichoice Nigeria Limited in an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South…
- 19 Dec 2015
MTN in Fresh Trouble as NCC Alleges Copyright Infringement
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communication and Ferdi Moolman, the telcom company's Nigeria chief executive officer, over alleged copyright…
- 18 Mar 2017
Firm Demands N2Bn from Etisalat Over Copyright Infringement
A mobile finance technology firm, V-Exchange Ltd has demanded for N2 billion from Etisalat as compensation for an alleged infringement on its product’s copyright. V-Exchange which specializes in…
- 2 Feb 2018
COSON Kicks against N5.9bn Awarded to MCSN for Copyright Infringement
Barely a week after the Federal High Court in Lagos, awarded N5.9 billion “special damages” against Multichoice Nigeria in an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South…
- 11 Jul 2021
Court Slams N2m Fine on Telcos for Copyright Infringement
Federal High Court in Lagos on July 9, fined 9mobile, Airtel, Globacom and others sum of N2 million over copyright infringement of Okiki Bright musical work Gbagbe boshe sele. Justice Nicholas Oweibo…
- 3 Mar 2016
MTN Loses Bid to Stop Copyright Infringement Trial
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday held that MTN Nigeria and Ferdi Moolman, its Chief Executive Officer, must face trial over alleged copyright infringements, notwithstanding settlement with a…
- 25 May 2020
Sate, Nigerian Producer Slams £1m Claims on Sky TV Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Sate Television, a Nigerian TV producer, has asked Sky TV UK, UK’s largest cable TV provider, to pay it £1 million within 21 days for alleged copyright infringement of Urban Kitchen its programme.…
- 28 Jun 2021
Court Strikes Out Copyright Infringement Suit against Nigerian Breweries
Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed against Nigerian Breweries (NB) Plc and three others for alleged copyright infringement. One Mr Paul Allen Oche had dragged the brewery giant…
- 19 Feb 2016
Court fixes March 3 for Ruling on MTN's Copyright Infringement Case
Federal High Court Abuja has fixed March 3 to decide whether or not it will try MTN Nigeria and Ferdi Moolman, chief executive officer (CEO) of MTN, for alleged copyright infringement. Justice Nnamdi…
- 6 Nov 2017
NCC Raids Copyright Infringement Prone Outlets in Abuja
Enforcement Officers of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in line with the Commission’s Zero Tolerance for Piracy initiative recently embarked on inspection, monitoring and sensitization of…
- 6 May 2020
Court Orders NUC, Airtel to Pay N703m to Firm for Copyright Infringement
A Fededal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel) to pay N703 million to TV Xtra Production, a media company, as damages for…
- 25 Oct 2019
Court to Hear N300m Suit against MTN over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until Dec 3 and Dec. 4 a N300 million damages suit filed by an Abuja-based musician, Liberty Williams, against MTN. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu fixed the…
- 11 Apr 2017
Etisalat Denies Copyright Infringement Allegations by V-Exchange
Etisalat Nigeria has denied the claim of patent infringement by V-Exchange Ltd. which was reported recently in the media. The management of V-Exchange claimed that it sent a business proposal dated…
- 17 Jul 2018
Samsung in N65m Copyright Infringement Suit in Nigeria
Eagle Eye Production Limited, an Abuja-based production company has slammed N65 million lawsuit against Samsung Nigeria and Ringier Media Nigeria Limited for allegedly using a part of its…
- 30 May 2022
Comedian Sabinus Slams N1Bn Suit Against Friesland Foods, UAC for Alleged Copyright Infringement
Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, otherwise known as Oga Sabinus, or Mr Funny, has threatened to sue the beverage company, Peak Milk, over what he has described as unauthorised usage of his trademark. Chukwuemeka…
- 26 Sept 2021
Copyright Commission Impounds Infringing Materials Worth N10M in Lagos
Three suspected copyright pirates engaged in illicit printing of schoolbooks have been arrested by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) during an antipiracy operation at the weekend in Lagos. The…
- 30 Nov 2017
3 Traders Arraigned over Piracy of Nollywood Films
Three Alaba Traders, charged with copyright infringement, on Thursday appeared in a Federal High Court in Lagos. The accused are: David Chukwudi, Austin Igboukwu, Ugochukwu Ukwuagu. Chukwudi was…
- 18 Feb 2021
Copyright Operatives Arrest Two Pirates, Impound Infringing Works
Two book piracy suspects, Mrs Anakwue Josehpine and Mrs Alheri Abba have been arrested by operatives of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) during an anti-piracy operation carried out at the…
- 26 Jan 2026
Court Fines Airtel N210m for Unauthorised Use of ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ Song
Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday awarded a total of N210 million in damages against Airtel Networks Limited for copyright infringement arising from the…
- 18 Sept 2015
MTN, Musician Fight over Alleged Copyright Violation
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has launched a full-scale investigation into allegations of infringement by MTN Nigeria of the copyright of Dovie Okson Omenuwoma, an Abuja-based musician and…
- 24 Jan 2018
Copyright Legal Battle: MultiChoice Appeal Judgement
By peter oluka MultiChoice Nigeria has appealed the Federal High Court judgment on an eight-year-old copyright infringement legal battle between the South African firm and the Musical Copyright…
- 1 Apr 2022
NCC Intensifies Antipiracy Operations, Arrests 4 Suspects, Impounds Infringing Books
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has renewed its antipiracy drive for effective copyright protection, as four suspected pirates have been arrested and infringing books worth over two million, Five…
- 24 Aug 2012
Coson Slams N3Bn Suit Against Hilton for IP Infringement
Transcorp Hilton Abuja, one of Nigeria’s biggest hotels, has been dragged to court by Copyright Society of Nigeria (Coson), for allegedly infringing the intellectual property rights of its members.…