Mr John Asein, the Director-General of Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says the Federal Government had commenced the process of reviewing the 1988 Copyright Act. x“The Federal Government has kick-started the process for the first major reform of the nation’s copyright system in over three decades. Signed by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Mr Vincent Oyefeso, the statement quoted Asein as saying that the new bill aimed at overhauling the copyright system in Nigeria. It was first inaugurated as the Nigerian Copyright Council on Aug. 19, 1989, which was in April 1996 elevated to a Commission and confirmed by the Copyright (Amendment) Decree 1999. The Commission is the government agency responsible for all copyright matters in Nigeria, including the administration, regulation, enforcement and prosecution under the Copyright Act

Source: The Guardian July 07, 2021 11:26 UTC