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Foreign News
OpenAI Faces Copyright Lawsuit From Indian News Publishers
OpenAI, the US-based artificial intelligence firm, is facing legal action from leading digital news publishers in India over…
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Metro News
Copyright: Omoni Oboli Addresses Script Plagiarism Controversy
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omoni Oboli has publicly addressed allegations of script plagiarism involving her latest YouTube movie, which…
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Metro News
Darkoo Accuses Peter Okoye Of Copyright Sabotage Over Removed Song
Singer Darkoo has accused Peter Okoye, one-half of the P-Square duo, of sabotaging her newly released song “Focus On…
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Foreign News
Brazilian Court Orders Adele’s Song Removed Over Copyright Dispute
A Brazilian court has mandated the global removal of Adele’s 2015 hit song Million Years Ago from radio and…
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Litigation
Sinach Faces 5 Billion Naira Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over “Way Maker”
The Federal High Court will hear a copyright infringement lawsuit on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, filed by music producer…
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Foreign News
OpenAI Faces Lawsuit In India Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
OpenAI, the creator of the widely popular ChatGPT, is facing a legal battle in India over allegations of unauthorized use…
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Metro News
Nigerian Copyright Commission DG Urges Universities To Adopt IP Policies To Boost Innovation
The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John Asein, has emphasized the importance of every Nigerian university establishing…
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Metro News
Businessman Files N5t Suit Against Fashola, Others Over Alleged Copyright Breach
A businessman, Kenneth Ibe-Kalu, has filed a N5 trillion suit against the Minister of Works and Housing in the regime…
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Opinion
Intellectual Property In Nigeria: An Overview Of Recent Developments By Patience Aliu
The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) defines Intellectual Property (IP) to mean creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary…
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Foreign News
Judge Cites B.I.G., Kanye, Neil Young Before Throwing Out Copyright Lawsuit Against Future
A Judge Martha Pacold has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man named DaQuan Robinson, who accused Future of copyright…
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Metro News
Court Orders Coca-Cola To Pay N3m For Ramadan Copyright Infringement
Coca-Cola Nigeria Plc and its bottlers, Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC), were fined by the Lagos Federal High Court for utilising…
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Articles
Comparatives Of The Old Copyright Act, Cap C28 And The Newly Signed Copyright Act, 2022
by Nneamaka Onyema Copyright is a kind of intellectual property that protects creative works of invention as soon as…
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Foreign News
Ed Sheeran Cleared Of Copyright Infringement Charge In Marvin Gaye’s Classic “Let’s Get It On”
A federal jury in New York has concluded that British singer Ed Sheeran did not steal key components of Marvin…
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Litigation
Copyright: Registry Asks Zeb Ejiro, Njemanze To Settle Out Of Court Over Domitilla Trademark Dispute
The Federal Trademark Registry has Directed Zeb Ejiro, and actress Anne Njemanze to settle out of court. The registry gave…
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Features
Protection For Content Creators As Buhari Signs Copyright Bill Into Law
Content creators in Nigeria must be breathing some fresh air after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Copyright Bill 2022 into…
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Metro News
US-Based Music Promoter Drags Portable To Court
Singer, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, popularly known as Portable has been served court papers. It was learnt that Portable had entered…
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