Nigeria: 'Ownership, Regulation, Bane of Collecting Society for Nollywood'

3 November 2012

Lingering issue of ownership, understanding the guaranteed rights for our films as well as the activities of regulatory bodies have been identified as part of the major factors militating against the setting up a viable collecting society for the Nigerian film sector.

Identifying these constraints while speaking at an international copyright forum, held last Friday in Lagos, and organised by the Association of Nollywood Core Producers(ANCOP) in collaboration with the International Federation of Film Producers Association(FIAPF), Mr. Mayo Ayilaran, Chief Executive Officer, Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria(MCSN) insisted that the primary ownership of rights need to be well-settled ahead of any decision or effort by any stakeholder to exploit the potentials of copyright in any particular film.

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