NCC charges MTN to court over...

A few hours after reports that South Africa-based
MTN Group was planning to challenge the fine
imposed on its Nigerian arm by the NCC, new
media reports have surfaced revealing that the
Nigerian Copyright Commission has filed criminal
charges against MTN Nigeria and its Chief
Executive Officer, Ferdi Moolman, over alleged
copyright infringement.
According to a report by Premium Times, the
charge, with number ABJ/CR/379/2015 filed in
the Federal High Court, Abuja, was obtained by
the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.
In the charge – a two-count charge – signed by
prosecutor for the NCC and copyright inspector,
Marypauline Olere-Luma, MTN and Moolman
allegedly infringed on the musical work of an
Abuja-based musician, Dovie Omenuwoma-Eniwo
(AKA Baba 2010).
According to the report, the defendants allegedly
took steps to “distribute, sell or let for hire or for
the purposes of trade or business, expose or offer
for sale 3009 infringing copies of the musical
work’’ of Baba 2010.
Per the charge, the offences are contrary to and
punishable under Section 20 (2)(a) and 20 (2)(b)
of the Copyright Act, Cap C28 Laws of the
Federation 2004.
NAN reports that no date has been fixed for the
hearing of the case yet.

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