Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON),
Nigeria’s government approved collective management organization for musical
works and sound recordings has filed a Ten Billion naira copyright infringement
action against DAAR Communications Plc, Nigeria’s biggest privately owned
broadcast network which operates stations such as Ray Power FM, Faaji FM and
Africa Independent Television (AIT) scattered all over Nigeria. The suit No.
FHC/L/CS/1392/13 filed on October 7, 2013 on behalf of COSON at the Federal
High Court, Lagos by crack Intellectual Property lawyer, Mr. Justin Ige, is the
biggest known copyright infringement action ever in the African continent.
In the action, COSON is asking for the sum of
N724, 500, 000. 00 (Seven Hundred and Twenty Four Million, Five Hundred
Thousand Naira) being amount due as royalties or license fees.
COSON is also asking for general and
exemplary damages and a perpetual injunction restraining Ray Power FM, Faaji FM
and Africa Independent Television (AIT) managed by Chief Raymond Dokpesi, their
agents, privies or servants from further or other unauthorized copying,
broadcast of musical works or sound recordings belonging to the members,
affiliates and assignors of COSON and/or infringement of the copyright in the
musical works or sound recordings belonging to the members, affiliates and
assignors of COSON.
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