…concerns over market dominance, alleged unauthorised scraping and commercial use of copyrighted news content for training generative AI models, as well as the absence of fair commercial agreements between global technology companies and Nigerian publishers. FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Tun…

Singer Beyoncé dragged to court over alleged unauthorized sample Beyoncé is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over an alleged unauthorised sample used on her hit song "Alien Superstar," according to court documents obtained by TMZ.Hirose Enterprise and producer Shuji Hirose are suing Beyoncé and several music co…

A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a N5 billion copyright suit filed against acclaimed Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Joseph Egbu, popularly known as Sinach, affirming her as the sole author and copyright owner of the globally celebrated song, Way Maker. Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa, who delivered the judgment o…

…property; he has over 170 songs registered under his name with the Korea Music Copyright Association (KOMCA).His income streams include music royalties from writing and producing credits for over 180 songs on KOMCA, and his streetwear label PEACEMINUSONE is a considerable source of revenue, paired with collaborations w…

…choose to sell their IP forfeit future benefits. He explains that, in the film industry, copyright protects the story and manuscript and is registered with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). Conversely, he describes trademarks as protections for characters, as well as original elements such as costume design and…

…the irreparable loss." Among those present at the burial were former Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Tony Okoroji, and Fuji star Musibau "Omo Kekere" Alani, who serves as Vice President of FUMAN. They joined members of the association and other Fuji artistes in paying their final respects to the l…

…by state-owned clothing firm Sonitex."The company is defunct now, so there's no copyright protection on the design, hence many smaller clothing companies copying and selling it in Algeria and to the diaspora," said Algerian sports journalist Maher Mazahi."That's also one of the reasons it's so popular among our footbal…