COPYRIGHT (COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS)
REGULATIONS 2007
Pursuant to the powers conferred on it under Section 39 (7) of the Copyright Act Chapter
C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, the Nigerian Copyright Commission
hereby makes the following Regulations.
Short Title
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (Collective Management
Organisations) Regulations 2007.
CHAPTER 1: GRANT OF LICENCE
2. Application for Licence
(1) Subject to the conditions specified under Section 39 of the Act, a company
may apply to the Commission in the prescribed form and upon payment of
the prescribed fees, for grant of licence to operate as a Collective
Management Organisation .
(2) Every Company applying for licence to operate as a Collective
Management Organisation shall furnish the Commission with the
following documents:
i. a Certificate of registration in respect of the company issued under
the Companies and Allied Matters Act;
ii. the Memorandum of Association of the Company;
iii. the Articles of Association of the Company
iv. a Statement indicating the class of right or category of right owners
in which the society owns rights, or intends to represent or act for;
v. membership list of not less than 100 right owners representing the
class(es) of right to which the company is seeking a licence to
operate as a Collective Management Organisation, which list shall
indicate the signed consent of such persons to belong to the
Organisation, or where the Organisation has been in existence, that
they are members of the society;
vi. Undertakings by at least 5 (five) Directors including the Chairman of
the Company that the Company shall comply with provisions of the
Copyright Act and these Regulations in respect of the operations of
the Organisation;
vii. membership agreement used by the organisation;
viii. evidence of payment of the prescribed fee(s); and
ix. such other documents as may be required by the Commission.
(3) The Commission may accept an application of a Company if it is satisfied
that:
i. all the requirements stipulated in the Act and under these Regulations
for grant of a licence have been met;