Copyright (Amendment) Decree
No 98 of 1992
Laws of the Federation of Nigeria
28th day of December 1992
The Federal Military Government hereby decrees as follows:1.
The Copyright Act (in this Decree referred to as "the principal Act) is hereby amended as set out in this
Decree.
2.
Section 5 of the principal Act is amended by inserting immediately after the existing subsection (3)
thereof a new subsection (4) as follows, that is
(4)
3.
The provisions of the Third Schedule to this Act shall apply to musical works".
Section 6 of the principal Act is amended by deleting the existing subsection (3) thereof.
4.
Section 7 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the existing subsection (3) thereof a new
subsection (3) as follows, that is –
(3)
The exceptions specified in paragraphs (a), (h), (k), (n) and (o) of the Second Schedule to this Act
shall apply to the copyright in a broadcast, in like manner as they apply to copyright in literary,
musical or artistic work or a cinematographic film".
5.
Section 11 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by substituting for the words "The owner
of the copyright has the right" the words. "The author of a work in which copyright subsists"
6.
Section 12 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (3) thereof by substituting for the figure "30" a
new figure "31.
7.
Section 14 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) thereof by substituting for the existing
paragraph (b) a new paragraph (b) as follows, that is –
(b)
8.
9.
imports or causes to be imported into Nigeria any copy of a work which if it had been made in
Nigeria would be an infringing copy under this section of this Act".
Section 17 of the principal Act is amended by substituting for the words "section 9" wherever it occurs
the words "section 9 and 11".
Section 18 of the principal Act is amended –
(a)
in subsection (1)(i)
(b)
by substituting for the existing paragraph (b) thereof a new paragraph (b) as follows –
imports or causes to be imported into Nigeria a copy of any work which if it had been made in
Nigeria would be an infringing copy, and
(ii)
(b)
by deleting the word "not" appearing in the second line after paragraph (c) thereof;
in subsection (2)
(i)
(ii)
in paragraph (a) by deleting the comma after the word "sale", and
immediately after the existing paragraph (c) thereof insert a new paragraph (d) as follows,
that is -