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- 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…
- 2 Jun 2019
MPAN Petitions NCC Over State of Music Publishing Business in Nigeria
The Music Publishers Association of Nigeria, (MPAN), through Olumide Mustapha its Chairman, has petitioned the Nigeria Copyright Commission over the state of the music publishing business in Nigeria.…
- 14 Aug 2012
Nigeria Marks Golden Silence on September 1
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has called for ‘No Music Day’ on September 1 to draw national attention to the widespread infringement of the rights of composers, song writers, performers, music…
- 31 Aug 2010
Music Industry Coalition Declares September 1 No Music Day in Nigeria
The Nigerian Music Industry Coalition, a coalition of the key national associations in the Nigerian music industry has declared Wednesday September 1, 2010 No Music Day throughout Nigeria. The…
- 12 Dec 2012
NCC Arraigns MCSN, 7 others for Performing Society Duties
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has arraigned the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and seven of its officials at the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for performing the functions of a…
- 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…
- 23 Jun 2020
NCC to Overhaul Collective Management of Rights as Nigeria Marks World Music Day
Better days are ahead for the music industry in Nigeria as the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) braces up to overhaul the regulatory framework for collective management of copyright to ensure…
- 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…
- 22 Oct 2012
MCSN Slams N5.2Bn Suit against Multichoice
A Lagos State Federal High Court will on November 1 begin hearing in the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) N5.2 billion suit against Multichoice Nigeria Limited, operators of DSTV for the…
- 12 Dec 2013
COSON to Distribute 2013 Copyright Royalties
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) will hold an extra-ordinary general meeting to approve the distribution of 2013 copyright royalties for artistes in the music industry, according to Chinedu…
- 13 Jan 2021
NCC Renews MCSN Licence
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has granted to the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) the renewal of its approval or licence to continue to operate as a Collective Management…
- 2 Jul 2012
Multichoice Signs Royalty Agreement with Coson
MultiChoice Nigeria in its bid to foster growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry has signed a landmark Music Broadcasting Licence Agreement (MBLA) with the Copyright Society of Nigeria (Coson)…
- 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…
- 21 Feb 2022
Copyright Commission, MCSN, DJAN Discuss Royalty Payments
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has facilitated the emergence of an appropriate framework between the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) and Disco Jockeys Association of Nigeria…
- 19 Feb 2026
Court Freezes MCSN Copyright Levies amid Record Label Legal Battle
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has issued an interim Mareva injunction freezing copyright levy funds due to the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN). The order…
- 12 Feb 2024
MCSN Boss Vists NCC DG, Seeks to Deepen Collaboration
Mr Mayo Ayilaran, chief executive officer, Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), has paid a courtesy visit to Dr John Asein, director general, Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), as part of…
- 26 Nov 2019
MTN Foundation Equips Music Scholars
MTN Foundation, the CSR vehicle of MTN Nigeria has collaborated with the Musical Society of Nigeria, (MUSON) School of Music to host students and alumni of MTN-Muson Scholars to a workshop titled MTN…
- 14 Oct 2015
COSON Pays N250m to Music Right Owners
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) said it has paid N250 million to over 100 music right owners in the country between September 2010 and September 2015. Chinedu Chukwuji, COSON’s general manager,…
- 18 Dec 2012
Ebenezer Obey Gets N3.06 Copyright Royalty
Evangelist Ebenezer Obey Fabiyi, juju music star and minister of the gospel, has been presented more than N3.06 Million as copyright royalties by Copyright Society of Nigeria (Coson). The…
- 8 Sept 2022
NCC Slams COSON Over Approval to Operate as a CMO
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has criticized a recent news reports contesting the statement made by Mr. Matthew. Ojo, Director and Head of the Commission’s Lagos Office, on its behalf…
- 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…
- 24 Jul 2012
Coson Institute N3M Lawsuit Against Silverbird Communications
Copyright Society of Nigeria (Coson), the nation’s sole collective management organization for musical works and sound recordings has filed a copyright infringement action against Silverbird…
- 20 Aug 2013
COSON, PRS London Ink Agreement on Collection of Royalties
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has signed a reciprocal agreement with the Performing Right Society (PRS), London, to ensure collection of royalties for use of Nigerian music in the United…
- 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.…
- 2 Sept 2020
NCC Canvasses for Emerging Digital Platforms
Mr. John O. Asein, director-general of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has challenged music practitioners and rights managers in the country to make necessary changes in their business models to…
- 14 Sept 2018
NCC Reaffirms Suspension of COSON’s Operating License
Mr. Afam Ezekude, director general of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has reaffirmed to stakeholders and the general public that the Operating License of the Copyright Society of Nigeria…
- 4 May 2015
Okoroji, COSON Chair Enrols With NEIHIS
Chief Tony Okoroji, foremost music administrator and chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has joined the ranks of highly influential personalities to enroll on the Nigerian Entertainment…
- 22 Aug 2012
Yes to Golden Silence
It is easier to call it “piracy,” but that is too benign of a term to adequately describe tears, sweat and blood, music robbery leaves in its wake in the industry. The damage is profound and cuts…
- 16 Oct 2018
NCC Drags COSON, Okoroji, Others to Court for Operating Without Approval
The Nigerian Copyright Commission has filed a criminal charge against Copyright Society of Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, Mrs Bernice Eremieghe and Miss Anne Okomi for carrying…
- 11 Apr 2018
NCC Asks COSON to Comply with Directives or Face Sanctions
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has asked the Governing Board of the Copyright Society of Nigeria, (COSON) to comply with its directives regarding the disputed chairmanship of the organisation or…