Fed Govt to amend copyright law - The Nation Nigeria

"The Federal Government will amend the Copyright Act to make it more digitally-compliant, Head of Regulatory Department of Nigerian Copyright Commission, Mr. Michael Akpan, has said .

He spoke at a stakeholder’s forum on open access, organised by the Creative Commons, in partnership with the Nigerian Institute of Advance Legal Studies (NIALS) .

The programme, which focused on creative, common and access to content, brought together government agencies, members of the academia, lawyers, analysts, students, business owners, technological start-ups and social media experts.

He said the country’s new copyright system, like similar regimes, reflects key fundamental policy thrust.

He said the system was designed 'to strengthen the copyright regime in Nigeria, to enhance the competitiveness of its creative industries in a digital and knowledge-based global economy; to effectively protect the rights of authors to ensure just rewards and recognition for their intellectual efforts while also providing appropriate limitations and exceptions to guarantee access to creative works, encourage cultural interchange and advance public welfare'."