intellectual property
Acts Constituting Infringement
Section 40 defines what constitutes copyright infringement - doing any protected act without permission is infringement.
Copyright Act
Understanding your rights and options when someone reproduces, distributes, or uses your music, writing, art, or other creative work without authorization.
Section 40 defines what constitutes copyright infringement - doing any protected act without permission is infringement.
Section 51 outlines your remedies: damages, injunction, account of profits, and delivery up of infringing copies.
Section 52 makes commercial piracy criminal: minimum ₦500,000 fine or 12 months imprisonment.
Section 10 confirms your exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, perform, and adapt your work.
Section 43 protects your property rights - copyright is intellectual property protected by the Constitution.
Section 36 ensures you can pursue your infringement claim through the courts with fair hearing.