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| Tony Okoroji |
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has filed a five billion naira suit against the Cross River State Carnival Commission, the Governor of Cross River State and the Attorney General of the state.
COSON is seeking among other things an injunction restraining the
government from the unauthorized use of the musical works and sound
recordings belonging to the members, affiliates and licensors of COSON.
In the Suit No FHC/L/CS/1544/13 filed at the Federal High Court, the Tony Okoroji
led COSON is claiming that the Calabar Carnival organized by the Cross
River Carnival Commission on behalf of the Cross River State government
uses without any license or authorization, various musical works and
sound recordings belonging to its members.
Commenting on the development, COSON General Manager, Chinedu Chukwuji said, ‘I
know how hard we have tried to engage the officials of the Cross River
State Government to find an amicable answer. The problem is that in this
day and age, many supposedly educated Nigerians still do not take
intellectual property matters seriously.’
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