DID YOU KNOW?
As an artiste you have copyright on your original creation as soon as it is created and exists in a fixed form i.e. your work was written or recorded on any medium. There is no requirement to register for copyright. However, the existence of an idea or concept by an artiste does not give rise to a copyright. Only the artiste can claim copyright unless he grants rights to others in a written agreement (such as to the artiste’s publishing or record label).
In cases of Copyright Infringement, the Federal High Court has exclusive jurisdiction and the artist can seek damages; or seek for an injunction restraining the person from infringing or continuing his acts of infringement.
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