The Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) on Friday disclosed that Nigeria was losing three billion dollars annually to activities of pirates.
Director-General (DG) of the commission, Mr John Asein, made the disclosure at the 2019 World Intellectual Property Day with the theme, `Reach for Gold’: IP and Sports,’’ held in Abuja.
Asein, represented by the Director, Legal Services, Mr Abdul TerKohol, urged the government to put adequate, responsive and effective legal frameworks for the protection and enforcement of sporting and associated industries rights.
He said with the advent of new technologies, the task of sport-related copyright had become more daunting.
The DG also noted that the expansion of high-speed internet around the world, the proliferation of portable devices and the rise of online streaming platforms, had made tackling the illegal exploitation of rights more difficult.
“Thousands of websites that illegally stream sporting and entertainment content in…
