Tag: piracy
MultiChoice takes anti-Piracy battle to classrooms, inspires future creators
Students responded enthusiastically, asking questions and pledging to become “cultural heroes” committed to safeguarding originality in their communities.
Piracy sweep: NCC shuts bookshops in Ibadan, several suspects arrested
“The Director-General of NCC, Dr John Asein, has zero tolerance for piracy because it denies authors and publishers their rightful…
BBNaija, Piracy, the Hidden Cost of Entertainment
A UNESCO report estimates that between 50% and 70% of revenue in Nigeria's film market is lost to piracy. For…
Piracy in Africa’s creative Sector: How Creators can protect their Content
When a creator’s work is used without permission, the violation must be addressed swiftly. Experts advise that the first step…
Piracy: Femi Adebayo wins N25m suit after three years
Femi Adebayo said he pursued legal action and after three years of litigation, the court ruled in his favor, awarding…
IMB confirms piracy decline in Gulf of Guinea
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its half-year report of 2022 has lauded the reduction in piracy in the globally…
How to stop piracy of movies in Nigeria – Directors
Piracy has been an age-long problem in which miscreants duplicate movie producers’ films and sell, hindering them from making good…
Updated: 9 Chinese, 8 Ukrainian seamen kidnapped off-Cameroon
The number and nationalities of the seamen kidnapped off-Cameroon on Thursday have now been revealed. They are nine Chinese and…
Fresh kidnapping of seamen in Gulf of Guinea, Nigerian pirates accused
Cameroonian Navy has begun a search for an unknown number of Asian and European seamen who were kidnapped Thursday aboard…
10 Turkish sailors abducted off Nigerian coast
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria,…
Piracy: Nigeria loses almost N1trn annually – Commission
The Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) on Friday disclosed that Nigeria was losing three billion dollars (N918 trillion) annually to activities…
Terrorism: Nigeria to send Military to Brazil for training
The Federal Government has called for the support of Brazilian Government in the fight against Boko Haram terrorism and piracy…
Anti-piracy: NIMASA to engage Israeli firm
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it will soon engage an Israeli firm, HLS International, to fight…
India approves death penalty for piracy
India’s cabinet has approved a bill that will punish piracy at sea with death penalty or life in prison, local…
South Africa seeks collaboration with Nigeria on Piracy
The South African Film and Publication Board(FPB), has expressed willingness to partner the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB)…
Association urges Nigerian Govt. to strengthen anti-piracy laws
Mr Yemi Adebiyi, the Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Lagos State chapter, on Monday called on the Federal Government…
Nollywood’s growth is hampered by impostors, pirates – Mr Ibu
Award winning actor, John Okafor aka Mr Ibu, says the activities of pirates, has impacted negatively on movie productions in…
NCC seizes 28 containers of pirated works
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), says 28 shipping containers comprising pirated books and audio-visual works were confiscated from 2011 to…
Task Force Nabs Nollywood Movie Piracy Suspects
Newly inaugurated task force have carried out a raid at about 1.30am on Monday, on uncensored and unclassified movies by…
Federal Government to stamp out piracy – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed declared on Monday in Abuja that the Federal Government is walking…
IG endorses creation of Anti-Piracy Units
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mr Ibrahim Idris, on Monday in Abuja endorsed the setting up of Anti-Piracy Unit in…
Piracy: Producer urges Govt to establish cinemas to act
Mr Sunny-Ken Awoji, Vice Chairman of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Abuja Chapter, has called on governments at all…
Filmmaker Calls For Merger Against Piracy
A filmmaker, Denso Odukwe on Thursday called for the merging of distribution and marketing of films and music to strengthen…
Piracy: Nigerian Copyright Commission raids Alaba market
In line with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) ongoing fight against piracy and intellectual property theft, the commission carried out…
Entertainers get respite as FG tackles piracy big time
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Sunday said his ministry would work with the relevant agencies…
Data, piracy could be problem for Netflix in Nigeria
By Seun Bisuga Nigerians have offered Netflix Inc. free consultancy by advising the movie streaming company of possible hitches it…
Oil Theft: Okowa challenges Navy to check loss of revenue
Okafor Ofiebor/ Port Harcourt Following the economic woes facing Nigeria and the attendant financial crisis due to the dwindling revenue…
Nollywood: Pastor tasks FG on piracy
The Senior Pastor, Champions Royal Assembly, Kubwa, Abuja, Joshua Iginla, has urged the Federal Government to combat piracy in the…
NCC arrests 8 in Kano over piracy, siezes N6m materials
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it has arrested eight persons for allegedly selling pirated materials in Kano. The commission’s…
Piracy: Jide Kosoko, Others Seek Intellectual Property Rights Protection
Some Nollywood practitioners on Tuesday urged the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) to do more to protect the intellectual property rights…