In the last decade, the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria popularly known as MCSN, has been inundated with several challenges. The most prominent being a longtime battle with its fierce rival, the Copyright Society of Nigeria, (COSON) over royalty collections. In January, the Supreme Court affirmed the legal status of MCSN to operate as a collective management organisation for music (musical work) and sound recordings in Nigeria.
In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES, the Director-General of MCSN, Mayo Ayilaran, speaks about the business of copyright in Nigeria and the challenges therein.
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