Recording (60 minutes) and slides from a webinar organized by EIFL in cooperation with the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), featuring three expert speakers analysing and discussing Nigeria’s Copyright Act, 2022, that was adopted in 2023.

The three speakers, Dr John O. Asein, Director-General, Nigerian Copyright Commission, Jonathan Band PLLC, and Dr Desmond Oriakhogba, Associate Professor, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, presented the objectives of the new law, described the key provisions for libraries, and reflected on its significance for Africa and the rest of the world. They agreed that Nigeria’s Copyright Act, 2022 is one of the best in the world with respect to libraries and library activities, and can serve as a model for other countries in Africa that are reforming their copyright laws.

See slides from the webinar

Slides presented by Jonathan Band PLLC describing key features of the law, including specific exceptions for libraries, archives, museums and galleries (Section 25), in line with EIFL’s Draft Law on Copyright; exceptions for persons with print disabilities that properly implement the Marrakesh Treaty (Section 26), and a more flexible fair dealing provision, for example, to enable libraries to engage in activities, such as web archiving, that might not fall within the scope of the specific exceptions (Section 20(1))