I have discussed this subject before, in Saturday Breakfast, but the issue continues to be raised before me practically everywhere I go. I am therefore left with little choice but to once again discuss “Originality” in Saturday Breakfast, because it is the bedrock of copyright. Please read on: For a literary, musical or artistic work to enjoy copyright protection in Nigeria, it must have an original character. In other words, some effort in the sense of independent skill, industry, experience or judgement must have been expended in producing the work.…
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