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Copyright Infringement and Remedies in Nigeria

IPilogue

Copyright infringement is the violation and piracy of an author’s exclusive right through the unauthorized use of a Copyright-protected work. Section 15 (1) (a)-(g) of the Copyright Act, C28, Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (“LFN”), 2004 , provides several acts that amount to copyright infringement in Nigeria.

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Parody under the Copyright Law

IP and Legal Filings

In relation to ‘Parodies’, since it is derived from the original work of another writer or artist, it is difficult to draw a line between creative criticism and imitation. All of these elements are critical in a case of copyright infringement and must be thoroughly examined in order to reach a just and equitable conclusion.

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Fashion Copyright and Infringement

IP and Legal Filings

However, even then, the degree of novelty required in work was not so low as to allow everyone to get copyright protection for their artistic work. However, in 2003, with the case of Eastern Book Company v. Copyright Act or Design Act? In the case of Indian Express Newspaper (Bombay) Pvt Ltd v.

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IP Issues in The World of Japanese Sequential Art – Manga

IIPRD

one of the major publishers based in Japan sued Cloudflare in2022,for distributing data of copyrighted works for manga piracy sites by illegally uploading them and making them available for free, consequently, infringing the copyrights of the publisher. For content piracy, Takeshobo Inc., Napster, Inc., 4] Star India v.

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IP infringement in Metaverse

IIPRD

There are no precedents through which trademark issues could be discussed, but an online platform named Second life appeared in 2003 was a pioneer of metaverse technology and its fast development brought numerous intellectual property issues. Copyright Infringement. Later it was settled.

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Prince, Prince, Prints: Will the Supreme Court Revisit Fair Use?

LexBlog IP

In 2017, the Warhol Foundation sued Goldsmith and her agency for a declaratory judgment that the Prince Series works are non-infringing or, in the alternative, that they constitute a fair use of the Prince Photograph. Goldsmith counterclaimed for copyright infringement. 24] Prince. N*E*W* S [Album]. NPG Records. [25]