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Nigeria:
Actor Says Excess Movie Production Cause of Piracy
Leadership, 25 May 2015
A top Yoruba actor, Olaiya Igwe, on Monday said that excess production of movies was the major cause of piracy in the movie industry. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Piracy - Nollywood Can Generate U.S.$250 Million Through TV - NBC Boss
Leadership, 20 May 2015
The director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Emeka Mba, has said the lack of distribution system in Nollywood encouraged piracy. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Absence of Quality Soaps On TV Is Not a Function of Nigerian Filmmaker - Inojie
Independent (Lagos), 16 May 2015
Popular actor, Charles Inojie, does not need any introduction. He is many things rolled into one. Inojie who recently emerged President of Screen Actors Guild of Nigeria in this… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Piracy Must Go
Guardian, 16 May 2015
I am a omoni Oboli and I represent Naija! We have a come a long way as a people, and my prayer is that our wholesome expectations would be realised as we chart a new course in our… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Last Slave' Condemns Piracy
This Day, 17 May 2015
The producer and director of the movie 'Last Slave', Henry Ozuluonye, has lent his voice to the fight against piracy. According to him, film makers suffer a setback after investing… Read more »
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Nigeria:
The Piracy Debate
Daily Trust, 16 May 2015
Protests by artistes reopen unending discourse into the pirating of copyrighted works across the country. Creators lose money, pirates smile to the bank. But the battle is far… Read more »
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Nigeria:
IP Infringement - Blame Yourselves, Not Pirates
Leadership, 16 May 2015
Hello Readers. Below is a rejoinder to an issue I addressed in this column in the April 25 edition of the newspaper. Enjoy! Read more »
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Nigeria:
Piracy a Threat to Entertainment Industry - MC Shakara
Vanguard, 11 May 2015
A Lagos based comedian, Kenneth Agberia popularly known as "Mc Shakara", on Monday said that piracy had continued to be a nuisance to the entertainment industry. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nollywood Seeks Special Tribunal On Piracy
Vanguard, 5 May 2015
AFRICAN Movie academy award winner and Nigerian born politician, Richard Mofe Damijo, has called on the incoming Buhari led federal government to set up a special tribunal to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
RMD Advocates Special Tribunal for Piracy
This Day, 4 May 2015
As pirates continue to wreak havoc in the entertainment industry, Nollywood star cum politician, Richard Mofe Damijo, popularly called RMD, has stressed the need to set up a… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nollywood's Outrage Over Piracy
This Day, 3 May 2015
Yinka Olatunbosun x-rays the renewed affront by Intellectual Property thieves and the spirited efforts by stakeholders to bring them to book Read more »
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Nigeria:
When Entertainers Converged On Lagos
This Day, 3 May 2015
Vanessa Obioha reports Nigerian artistes may not be about outward show only, and that some of them should be reckoned with in their brainpower Read more »
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Nigeria:
Shaping Africa Through Film-Making
Leadership, 2 May 2015
In this report SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH and SAMUEL ABULUDE look at the art of film making as a veritable tool in shaping the ideas of the African people and ultimately, providing… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Pirates and the Audacity of Criminality of Criminality
Independent (Lagos), 2 May 2015
Recently, a group of Nigerian Nollywood artistes took their protest against piracy to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola. Their goal was to seek the assistance of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Nigeria Is in Urgent Need of an Intellectual Property Policy'
This Day, 28 April 2015
It is on record that Nigeria has the third largest and fastest growing movie industry in the world, after Hollywood and Bollywood. Regrettably, Nigerian movies and musical works… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NCC Proposes Digital Piracy Bill to National Assembly
Premium Times, 27 April 2015
As part of it efforts to fight piracy, the Nigerian Copyright Commission has planned to propose a digital copyright piracy bill to the incoming 8th National Assembly. Read more »
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Nigeria:
When Nollywood Walked Against Piracy
Independent (Lagos), 25 April 2015
Ace cinematographer, Tunde Kelani joined by famous actors, Adebayo Salami, Jide Kosoko, Tunji Bamishigbin, Yemi Sodimu, Yemi Solade and Kunle Afolayan amongst others to peacefully… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Piracy, Others Bane of Entertainment Industry
Vanguard, 24 April 2015
Lack of structure, menace of piracy and inordinate distribution channel have been identified as part of the major problems undermining the growth of the country's entertainment… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Film Makers Want Stiffer Actions Against Piracy
Guardian, 21 April 2015
Movie producers and members of the entertainment industry yesterday staged a walk in Alausa, calling for stiffer penalties against piracy and other forms of intellectual theft. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nollywood Stars Protest Against Piracy
Daily Trust, 21 April 2015
Members of the entertainment industry in Nigeria, mostly actors and actresses yesterday staged a peaceful protest against piracy in the country, urging the government to take… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Piracy - Nollywood Producers, Actors Protest to Fashola's Office
Independent (Lagos), 21 April 2015
Movie producers and actors in the entertainment industry on Monday besieged the office of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola protesting against the incessant cases of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Piracy - Fashola, Film Makers Call for Stiffer Penalties
Vanguard, 21 April 2015
Nollywood actors and actresses yesterday stormed the office of the Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, at Alausa, Ikeja, demanding stiffer penalties against piracy and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
War in Nollywood Over Piracy
Vanguard, 19 April 2015
The blame game is always a dirty game. And it gets dirtier when it is played with coloration that may have some racial or tribal undertones. This is something Nollywood actor and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
October 1 and Piracy... What Has Nollywood Been Telling Jonathan?
Independent (Lagos), 18 April 2015
AFTER playing the cheerleading role for President Goodluck Jonathan for the six years he has been occupant of Aso Rock, reality has set in for the nation's film industry known as… Read more »