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COPYRIGHT: COSON slams transport company with N85m lawsuit

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A Federal High Court in Lagos played host to the trial of alleged copyright infringement instituted by the Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON against Young Shall Grow Motors for allegedly using materials belonging to its registered members.

The transport company was taken to court by COSON to challenge the alleged copyright infringement as guaranteed by the Copyright Act, Cap 28, Laws of the Federation, 2004.

The copyright society is seeking declarative reliefs that the acts of the defendant in copying and communicating to the public musical works and sound recordings of its members amounted to copyright infringement.

According to the plaintiff, COSON head of its licencing operation, Mr Chibueze Okereke, boarded the defendant’s vehicle at its Jibowu Terminal on June 11, 2015, and had personally, monitored some of the musical works of its registered members displayed on it.

According to him, the following musical works of its members were played: “Sanko” by Timaya, “Igboro” by Famous, “Show you the money” by Wizkid, “Baby Hello” by Wande Coal, “Woju” by Kiss Daniel, “Ololufe” by Flavour and Chidinma, among other musical works.

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The sum of N85.8 million was sought by the plaintiff against the defendant as royalties due to it from the defendant for the period of 2014 to 2017 as computed in the particulars of royalties or licence due to the plaintiff.

In addition, the plaintiff wants the sum of N20 million paid by the transport company as both general and exemplary damages for the copyright infringement on the musical works of in question.

After listening to the plaintiff and defendant, the court declined to award any cost against the defendant, and consequently, adjourned the suit till March 19 for further hearing.

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