By Rotimi Ijikanmi
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. and four others over alleged copyright infringement.
The charge with Number FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024 filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday.
The four other defendants in the case are; Karl Toriola, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria, Nkeakam Abhulimen, Fun Mobile Ltd. and Yahaya Maibe.
In the three-count charge, NCC alleged that the defendants, between 2010 and 2017 “offered for sale, sold and traded for business”, infringed musical works of an artist, Maleke Idowu Moye without his consent and authorisation.
The Commission alleged that the defendants used musical works and sound recordings of Maleke with subsisting copyright, as Caller Ring Back Tunes, without the authorisation of the artiste.
The musical works and sound recordings of the musician allegedly infringed upon included;…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
