This article demystifies one of the most misunderstood subjects in the music business: what producers are truly entitled to earn. While producers earn publishing royalties…
View More Understanding Producer Entitlements- The Legal Basis for Producer’s Participation in Master Royalties and Publishing Splits.
By Omolade Ayodele Choreography stands as one of the most profound yet legally misunderstood forms of artistic expression. From the early struggles of dancers…
View More EXAMINING THE PLACE OF CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS IN THE COPYRIGHT PARLANCE.
By Blessing Olawale Ikuomola, Esq. and Bridget Olayiwola Ilesanmi Football has a multi-layered legal framework. At the apex is FIFA, which is governed by the…
View More THE LEGAL NAME GAME: NIGERIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OR NIGERIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION—WHICH ONE STANDS IN LAW?
In today’s fast-evolving digital economy, innovation is the heartbeat of every thriving tech startup but innovation without protection is vulnerability. For years, Nigeria’s technology ecosystem…
View More RELEVANCE OF COPYRIGHT IN NIGERIA’S TECH STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
By Blessing Olawale Ikuomola Esq. and Boluwatife Favourite Akinola INTRODUCTION Football is not just a game but a ritual that unites races, ethnicities, and borders,…
View More THE LAW, THE LEAGUES, AND THE MONEY: PRIVATIZATION IN NIGERIAN FOOTBALL
The digitization of music consumption has brought about a radical transformation in the music industry. Music has transitioned from predominantly physical formats to digital ones,…
View More UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF STREAMING ROYALTIES IN THE DIGITAL ERA vs. THE OLD ORDER.
By Blessing Olawale Ikuomola and Bridget Olayiwola Ilesanmi INTRODUCTION Football is the most popular and distinguished sport in Nigeria that has, over the years, sustained…
View More EMPLOYMENT LAW IN NIGERIAN FOOTBALL: ADDRESSING UNPAID SALARIES AND CONTRACT BREACHES.
In writing this piece, I carefully considered the topic to align with the intended purpose and information to be communicated. In order to achieve effective…
View More The Complementariness of a Split Sheet Agreement and Side Artiste Agreement in Music Collaboration.
Introduction One of the most overlooked aspects of intellectual property right protection is the moral right domain. Despite the increasing pool of information and the…
View More The Sanctity of Creative Credit and Unlocking the Powers of Moral Rights under the Nigerian Copyright Act (Why you can’t sell your credit as a creative)BACKGROUND The entertainment industry today is fundamentally broken and I must state importantly at this point that the entertainment industry with respect to regulation…
View More POSITION OF THE LAW AND SUFFOCATING CONTRACT TERMS IN THE NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY (A Commentary)