Tag: COPYRIGHT
MCSN takes Abuja hotels to court over unlicensed music
The Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) is pursuing both civil and criminal prosecutions against hotel operators in Abuja who have declined to obtain licences...
MCSN wins legal battle against Abuja hotels on copyright works
The Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) has won a major case against some Abuja-based hospitality outfits over the use of copyrighted works.
The case...
Bimbo Ademoye’s To Be a Friend pulled from YouTube over copyright...
Actress Bimbo Ademoye has announced that her movie To Be a Friend (T.B.A.F) has been removed from YouTube due to copyright issues.
The 34-year-old broke...
MCSN, NCC set to educate DJs on copyright laws
The Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN), in collaboration with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), is organising a training session aimed at educating members...
Portable apologises to Saheed Osupa over copyright dispute
Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has publicly apologised to Fuji singer Saheed Osupa after calling him "big for nothing" amid a copyright...
Saheed Osupa is big for nothing, Portable slams Fuji singer over...
Singer Portable has called out Fuji veteran Saheed Osupa after the latter reported his song for copyright infringement, leading to its removal from streaming...
MTN Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola evading charge service – NCC
Lawyers representing the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) on Tuesday accused the chief executive of MTN Nigeria Karl Toriola of evading service in a copyright...
AVRS distributes 2023 copyright royalties to members
The Audio Visual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS) has announce the distribution of copyright royalties to its esteemed members for the year 2023....
BBC counters Kano singer Abdul Kamal on use of soundtrack
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Hausa Service has countered Kano-based musician Abdul Kamal over his copyright infringement suit.
Kamal sued the broadcaster before the Federal...
2face, Sola Sobowale, Orits Wiliki attend Senate hearing on copyright act
Award-winning singer 2face Idibia, veteran actor Sola Sobowale and the chairman of Copyright Musical Society of Nigeria (MCSN) Oritis Wiliki on Tuesday attended the...