Photographs are classified under Artistic works which are eligible for copyright protection by virtue of Section 2 (1) of the Copyright Act, 2022. The Act in ascertaining the first ownership of
copyright...
The Nigerian Copyright Act of 2022 provides clear guidelines on fair dealing, also referred to as Fair Use, a doctrine that permits the limited
use of copyrighted materials subject to certain
conditions...
The year 2022 was a year where the human race witnessed several unprecedented events. These events influenced both the Legal system and the rest of the world...
For many start-ups, raising capital is a huge area of concern. Several means exist which are used to raise money, ranging from Crowdfunding, Business Loans...
Data Privacy refers to the protection and confidentiality of an individual’s personal information and right to control, access and transfer said information.
Design creates a nexus between functionality and form and is one of the key factors that attract customers to a product or to prefer one product over another ...
Copyright refers to rights an author has in a created work. Every author seeks to exploit their work and the right to exploit such work or derivatives thereof are granted exclusively to the autho/creator...
Customer purchases are tied to two important factors: ability to identify the product as that which they are accustomed to and the products composition. It is problematic for unsuspecting...
Patented inventions have played a major part in the development of humanity. Thomas Edison had patents for the significantly refined sewing machine, which made sewing much easier and faster.
Innovative and creative ideas are at the heart of most successful businesses. Ideas by themselves, however, have little value. They need to be transferred to a medium, developed, turned into innovative...
A very striking feature of post-call life for new wigs is the shocking realization that legal practice is different from legal education. At the start of practice, young legal practitioners grapple with understanding...
On the 3rd of December 2020, Nigerian social media ran agog with thestory of a young vendor (X) who sold small chops to a customer (Y) only tosubsequently find out that...
Housing discrimination is the illegal practice of discriminating against buyers or renters of dwellings based on race, colour, religion, national origin...
"Against the backdrop of the principle of freedom of contract, however, a contracting
party is at liberty to set the rate and prices of goods it is selling as it behoves the other...
On the 16th day of September 2020, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
communicated his assent to the Nigeria Police Bill 2020 (now the Nigeria Police Act 2020).