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ARTICLE · 06 JUNE 2023

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Overview Of The Copyright Act 2022

In our world today where artistic works (films, music, plays, photographs, etc.) can be shared easily across various social media platforms and illegal websites, it is important for Nigerian artists to be knowledgeable on how they can rein in unauthorised appropriations and profit from their works reproduced, performed, and shared on various social media platforms and websites.

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In our world today where artistic works (films, music, plays, photographs, etc.) can be shared easily across various social media platforms and illegal websites, it is important for Nigerian artists to be knowledgeable on how they can rein in unauthorised appropriations and profit from their works reproduced, performed, and shared on various social media platforms and websites. Copyright has global significance, but its protective scope is territorial as the proper protection of copyright depends on how well a country can protect its creatives. Due to the shortcomings of the erstwhile Copyright Act of 1988, the Copyright Act of 2022 was introduced to address these deficiencies.

President Muhammadu Buhari signed into law the Copyright Act 2022 on 17th March 2023. This Act repeals the longstanding Copyright Act Cap C28 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 (i.e., the 1988 Copyright Act) which was not able to aptly meet the demands of copyrighted works of Nigerian

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