Copyright infringement I
Lastly, the NCC invites you to say what you think about them here. Please tell them how you feel. [Afro Leo, usually having the first say in everything, feels that these two abbreviations, NCC and NCC, are getting him confused. Considering the historical background of the organisation, it is time for a rebranding exercise? Anyway, he hopes that pirates, whose acts are apparently 'worse than robbery' can also take time out from their creativity and huge contribution to the economy to say how they really feel and direct that to the right NCC. The responses would be interesting, indeed]
Copyright infringement II

Copyright infringement III
The ever active COSON (with its suave new website) reports that it has issued proceedings against First Bank Plc for copyright infringement. The collecting society seeks ₦700 million ($4,360,300.00) from the bank as unpaid royalties and damages for unauthorised use and communication of works to the public at a festival. Readers may remember that Nigerian Courts, just like their U.S counterparts, are no strangers to high level and variant damages (also here) for IP infringement (for copyright, see in particular, section 15 of the Copyright Act). Well, at least the banks are not impecunious defendants. Afro Leo thinks that what goes up must come down and it's anyone's guess if these large sums are actually recovered upon success.
Creative industry

Patent I
Warning: Afro Leo says that he will start sending invoices to World Moto Inc for any future publication of its IP activities on this blog. According to the usual source, this ubiquitous company has bagged another patent - this time in Morocco. For Afro-IP's previous post on World Moto Inc and the patent system in two key African countries, click here.
Patent II
Are patents crucial for App developers in South Africa (or this Leo adds: the continent as a whole)? Danie Pienaar of Spoor & Fisher says "yes" - albeit cautioning that there isn't, yet, a South African case law to provide guidance on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions. A South African Court hearing such issue would, more likely than not, look to the UK for guidance. A fellow Leo, Isaac, has commented a bit on this subject-matter, here, here and here.
Patent III

Finally, Afro-IP's friend, Victor Nzomo, tells us that Nigeria Kenya led Africa in the 2014 World IP Day celebrations. One would've thought that this year's theme was meant for Nigeria to shine with Nollywood. Perhaps our readers in Nigeria can tell us whether Victor is right or wrong. At least this Leo tried to give it a bit of a nudge. A random, but amusing, news is that Kenya also led the way received a great deal of publicity on police uniforms.
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ReplyWell spotted, Kingsley!