Archive for June 18th, 2005
Piracy threat to Nigerian creative industries
0 CommentsPublished by Martijn Arnoldus June 18th, 2005 in Creative industries
It seems this time it’s serious. Nigeria’s Copyright Commission (NCC)recently launched a zero-tolerance action plan against piracy (STRAP). NCC’s director-general, Mr. Adebambo Adewopo argued that due to ten years of legal incapacity to enforce copyright law, piracy has grown into a professional industry in Nigeria. The NCC claims that piracy has an adverse effect on […]