By Itanrin Eniola and Taye Henry INTRODUCTION While one could peer into an 1870s debutante ball or a 1970s disco and see people following a…
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The Battle for the Collective Management Organization Seat: Retracing the Historical Crises between MCSN V. COSON and the Need to Demonopolize CMO License
By Samuel Olalekan Olufowose, Esq. INTRODUCTION Recently, Nigeria’s long-standing copyright tensions spilled into a new and highly publicised legal battle involving the Record Label Proprietors’…
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Understanding 360° deals and their impacts on upcoming artists
The 360° deal model has remained one of the most controversial structures in the modern music industry. While it has been praised as a comprehensive business and marketing framework capable of transforming raw talent into global brands, it has also attracted criticism for its potential to tilt economic power heavily in favour of record labels, particularly where emerging artists are concerned.
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The Concept of ‘Work for Hire’ and Its Usability in the Nigerian Copyright Law Context
The concept of “work for hire” has gained widespread recognition across many jurisdictions and has increasingly been adopted in structuring deals within Nigerian industries, particularly in the entertainment sector. “Work for hire” operates in a way that in the eyes of the law the real creator never existed in the eye of the law and the person or company commissioning the work owns it as if they had created it themselves. In this article, probing through the lens of the Nigerian Copyright Act 2022, the author examines the applicability of the ‘work for hire’ concept in Nigerian jurisprudence.
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Understanding Producer Entitlements- The Legal Basis for Producer’s Participation in Master Royalties and Publishing Splits.
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…
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EXAMINING THE PLACE OF CHOREOGRAPHIC WORKS IN THE COPYRIGHT PARLANCE.
By Omolade Ayodele Choreography stands as one of the most profound yet legally misunderstood forms of artistic expression. From the early struggles of dancers…
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THE LEGAL NAME GAME: NIGERIAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OR NIGERIA FOOTBALL FEDERATION—WHICH ONE STANDS IN LAW?
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…
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RELEVANCE OF COPYRIGHT IN NIGERIA’S TECH STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
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…
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THE LAW, THE LEAGUES, AND THE MONEY: PRIVATIZATION IN NIGERIAN FOOTBALL
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,…
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UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF STREAMING ROYALTIES IN THE DIGITAL ERA vs. THE OLD ORDER.
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,…
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