"Nigerian Copyright Law," authored by the Federation of Nigeria, is a legal framework that establishes safeguards for intellectual property, focusing on criteria for copyright eligibility, violations, and authorization. The text outlines requirements for copyright eligibility, such as originality and fixation in a medium, while detailing rights over recordings, broadcasts, and cinematograph films.
It addresses performer rights, exceptions for private use, and procedural guidelines for resolving disputes, reflecting a structured approach to balancing creators' rights with restrictions. The legislation incorporates schedules and council provisions to regulate enforcement and ownership, emphasizing both protection and regulatory clarity.
by the Federation of Nigeria, Nigerian Copyright Law (1990)
“ Copyright in a work of architecture shall also include the exclusive right to control the erection of any building which reproduces the whole or a substantial part of the work either in its original form or in any form recognisably derived from the original, but not the right to control the reconstruction in the same style as the original of a building to which the copyright relates. ”
by the Federation of Nigeria, Nigerian Copyright Law (1990)
“ A literary, musical, or artistic work shall not be eligible for copyright unless- (a) sufficient effort has been expended on making the work to give it an original character; (b) the work has been fixed in any definite medium of expression now known or later to be developed, from which it can be perceived, reproduced or otherwise communicated either directly or with the aid of any machine or device. ”
by the Federation of Nigeria, Nigerian Copyright Law (1990)
“ Where the owner of the copyright in any literary, musical or artistic work authorises a person to incorporate the work in a cinematograph film and a broadcasting authority broadcasts the film, the owner of the copyright shall, in the absence of any express agreement to the contrary between the owner and that person, be deemed to have authorised the broadcast. ”
