By Our Correspondent
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded N210m in damages against Airtel Networks Limited for the unlawful use of a musical work titled “Nigeria Go Survive.”
Justice Ibrahim Kala, while delivering judgment on Monday in suit no. FHC/L/CS/1822/2022, filed by the producer of the song, Veno Marioghae Mbanefo, held that Airtel’s use of the work without licence or authorisation amounted to copyright infringement.
Justice Kala said, “It is hereby declared that the defendant’s engaging in the restricted acts in the use of the plaintiff’s musical work titled ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ or any substantial part of it for advertisement, promotion, and telemarketing of its business, products and services to the millions of its subscribers or customers without licence and/or authorisation amounts to infringement of the copyright of the plaintiff in the work.”
The judge awarded N200m as general damages and the sum of N10m, as cost of action, bringing the total award to N210
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