On Tuesday, August 4, some Nollywood practitioners urged the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), to do more in protecting their intellectual property rights.
Nigerian Copyright Commission
Veteran actor, Jide Kosoko disclosed that the NCC ought to review some of its policies and laws to make them stiffer for offenders.
According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Kosoko explained that some laws by the commission were weak and gives room for criminals to carry out their unlawful activities.
He said, “the commission should make the laws stiffer for copyright offenders. They should also set up anti-piracy squad within the commission to assist it in discharging its duties effectively”.
He added that entertainment practitioners had over the years appealed for support against piracy in the country but proved abortive. The commission must be adequately funded and with the requisite personnel to make an appreciable impact against piracy phenomenon.
However, Nollywood actress Moji Olaiya also urged the NCC, to go all-out to arrest and prosecute those that are engaged in copyright infringement. Adding that by so doing the despicable act would be curbed.
She disclosed that, “pirates are the major obstacle affecting the development of the industry and if the punishments given to copyright offenders are stiffer, it will reduce the activities of pirates in the industry”.
Lagos Zonal Coordinator of NCC, Mr. Chris Nkwocha revealed that in spite of the doubts expressed by some stakeholders, the organisation had been working hard to curtail this fraudulent act.
However, Nkwocha said that the commission would not relent in the fight to reduce piracy to the barest minimum.
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