NCC insists on open access to information - The Nation Nigeria

"The Nigerian Copyright Commis-sion (NCC) has restated the commitment of the federal government in amending the copyright law in a response to the opportunities and potential of open access in a digital technological by driven world. Mr. Michael Akpan who is Head of Regulatory Department at the NCC made this known at a stakeholder’s forum on open access organised by Creative Commons Nigeria in partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Advance Studies (NIAS) in Lagos.

Justifying the need for the amendment, he said the policy thrust will reflect new realities all aimed at strengthening the copyright regime in Nigeria as well as enhance the competitiveness of its creative industries in a digital and knowledge-based global economy. Akpan further noted that the new draft bill for the protection of intellectual properties in Nigeria expanded the scope of limitations and exceptions to make allowances for more free uses of creative works particularly in the context of educational and non commercial activities."