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November 7, 2019
TheNigeria Copyright Commission NCC, says it is committed to stamping out piracyand stealing of intellectual properties in the country.
TheCommission’s Director of Public Affairs, Vincent Oyefeso, said this in Ilorinwhile speaking at the 30th anniversary of the establishment of NCC.
Oyesfesodeclared that NCC had zero tolerance for piracy; saying that was the reason thecommission decided to fight the scourge to finish.
Accordingto him, piracy not only destroys the owner of the artistic and intellectualproperty, but also kill the economy of the country.
Oyesfesosaid that NCC was established on August 18th, 1989 via Copyright Act 28, LFN2004.
Hesaid copyright owners could institute civil suit against copyright offenders,apart from the criminal suit the commission normally institute against suchoffenders.
NCCCoordinator in Kwara, Justina Akinwumi, said the anniversary was to celebratecreativity.