COPYRIHGTX NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED LEGAL STUDIES (NIALS) SATELLITE
Faculty
Adejoke Oyewunmi
Edefe Ojomo
Helen Chuma-Okoro
Guest Lecturers
Ayo Kusa Motu (Kusa Motu & Kusa Motu Legal Practitioner)
Prof. Bambo Adewopo (NIALS)
Syllabus
The NIALS Satellite Course is an adaption of the wider CopyrightX Course which is directly
organized by Harvard. It is organized locally based on materials and content derived from the
CopyrightX Online Section and contextualised to address local needs. The objective is to
provide a basic yet comprehensive education in important issues relating to copyright law in
Nigeria and beyond for a wide range of stakeholders.
Week One - The Foundations of Copyright Law – February 8 - Edefe Ojomo
Materials from Online Section
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17 U.S.C. 102
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Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co., 499 U.S. 340 (1991)
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Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co., 377 F.Supp. 2d 444 (S.D.N.Y. 2005)
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Alexander v. Haley, 460 F.Supp. 40 (S.D.N.Y. 1978)
Week Two - The Subject Matter of Copyright – February 5 - Edefe Ojomo
Materials from Online Section
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Pivot Point, Int’l v. Charlene Products, 372 F.3d 913 (7th Cir. 2004)
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Lotus Development Corporation v. Borland International, Inc., 49 F.3d 807 (1st
Cir. 1995)
Nigerian Material
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Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004 - Sections 1 & 2
Week Three - Welfare Theory - February 22 - Edefe Ojomo
Materials from Online Section
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William Fisher, Promises to Keep: Technology, Law and the Future of
Entertainment (2004), Chapter 6
Week Four - Authorship – March 1 - Helen Chuma-Okoro
Material from Online Section
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17 USC 201
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Lindsay v The Wrecked and Abandoned Vessel R.M.S. Titanic, 52 U.S.P.Q.2d 1609
(S.D.N.Y. 1999)
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Aalmuhammed v. Lee, 202 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 1999)
Nigerian Materials
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Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004- Section 10
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Joseph Ikhuoria v. Campaign Services Ltd FHCR 341986 .
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Ojukwu v. Anambra Motor Manufacturing CO. FHC/E/17/92
Week 5 -
Mechanics of Copyright – March 8 - Edefe Ojomo
Guest Speaker: Ayo Kusamotu
Materials from Online Section
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Stewart v. Abend, 495 U.S. 207 (1990)
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Eldred v. Ashcroft, 537 U.S.1 86 (2003)
Nigerian Materials
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I.C.I.C (Directory Publishers) v. Ekko Delta (1977) F.H .C.L.R 346
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Folarin Shyllon, Intellectual Property in Nigeria, IIC Studies, Studies in Intellectual
Property and Copyright Law, Vol. 21 (München: C.H. Beck 2003) 1-135
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Sobowale & Tejuosho Intellectual Property Strategy Yearbook (1997) 34
Week 6 -
The Rights to Reproduce and Modify - March 15 - Dr. Adejoke Oyewunmi
Materials from Online Section
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17 U.S.C. 106
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Three Boys Music Corp. v. Michael Bolton, 212 F.3d 477 (9th Cir. 2000)
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Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., 663 F.Supp. 706 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)
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Castle Rock Entertainment, Inc. v. Carol Publishing Group, Inc., 150 F.3d 132 (2d
Cir. 1998) [Parts I & II]
Nigerian Materials
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Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004
Week 7 -
Fairness and Personality Theories – March 22 - Helen Chuma-Okoro
Materials from Online Section
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Justin Hughes, “The Philosophy of Intellectual Property,” 77 Georgetown L.J. 287
(1988)
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A.A. Hoehling v. Universal City Studios, Inc., 618 F.2d 972 (2d Cir. 1980
Nigerian Materials
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Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004 – Section 12
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Ashadu v. Aromire FHC/L/CS/949/97
Week 8 -
The Rights to Distribute, Perform, and Display – March 29 Dr. A. Oyewunmi
Materials from Online Section
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Vernor v. Autodesk, 2010 U.S.App. Lexis 18957 (Sept. 10, 2010)
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Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons (U.S. Supreme Court, March 19, 2013
Nigerian Materials
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Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004
Week 9 -
Fair Use – April 5 - Edefe Ojomo
Materials from Online Section
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17 U.S.C. 107
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Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., 510 U.S. 569 (1994)
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Cariou v. Prince, Docket No. 11-1197-cv (2nd Cir. April 14, 2013)
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Author’s Guild v. Google, 05 Civ. 8136 (S.D.N.Y. November 14, 2013)
Nigerian Materials
Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004 – Second Schedule
Week 10 -
Cultural Theory - April 12 - Helen Chuma-Okoro
Materials from Online Section
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17 U.S.C. 106A
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Martin v. City of Indianapolis, 192 F.3d 608 (7th Cir. 1999)
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Dastar Corporation v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 539 U.S. 23
(2003
Materials from Nigeria
 Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004 – Sections 31-33 (Protection of Folklore)
 Bambo Anthony Adewopo, ‘Protection and Administration of Folklore in
Nigeria’. SCRIPT-ed, Vol. 3, No. 1, March 2006
Assignment: what are your suggestions on how Folklore should be protected in
Nigeria.
Week 11 -
Supplements to Copyright: Secondary Liability & Para-copyright - April 19
Helen Chuma-Okoro
Collective Rights Management: Guest Lecturer: Professor A. Adewopo
Materials from Online Section
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. v. Grokster, 545 U.S. 913 (2005)
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Viacom v. YouTube, 676 F.3d 19 (CA2 2012)
Nigerian Materials
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Ubi Bassey v. Nigerian Communications Commission CA/C/46/2007
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Compact Disc Technologies Ltd v. Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd
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Ola Olukunle, Copyright Collective Administration in Nigeria Lessons for Africa,
(SpringerBriefs in Law, 2012)
Ola Olukunle Rotimi, ‘Operation and Regulation of Copyright Collective
Administration in Nigeria: Important Lessons for Africa'
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Assignment: Does vicarious liability apply under the Nigerian copyright legal
framework? Can a rightholder sue a third party for an infringing act of another on
grounds that the third party facilitated such action?
Is a registered CMO automatically empowered to collect and administer royalties on
behalf of all artists and for all repertoires?
Week 12 – Remedies – April 26 - Dr. A. Oyewunmi
Materials from Online Section
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17 U.S.C. 501, 502, 503, 506
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Salinger v. Colting, 607 F.3d 68 (2d Cir. 2010)
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United States v. Moran, 757 F.Supp. 1046 (D.Neb. 1991)
Nigerian Material
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Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004
General Reading
John Asein, Nigerian Copyright Law and Practice (2nd ed) Books an Gavel Publishing
2012
Adewopo Adebambo, ‘Copyright and the Entertainment Industry: An Appraisal of
Evolving Issues’
Oyewunmi Adejoke, (2011) “The Education Sector and Copyright Issues in the
Digital Age – A Perspective from Africa” In Jan Rosen (Ed.) Individualism and
Collectiveness in Intellectual Property Law, (Edward Elgar, London) 330-355
Oyewunmi Adejoke (2011) “Towards Sustainable Development of Nigeria’s
Entertainment Industry in The Digital Age- What Role For Copyright Law And
Administration?” Vol 1 NIALS Journal of Intellectual Property, 74-102;
Egerton Uvieghara (2005) "Copyright Law" in E. O. Akanki (ed.) Commercial Law
in Nigeria, University Of Lagos Press 445-532