AN EXAMINATION OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND THE CHALLENGES OF ENFORCEMENT FOR BREACH OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA
Entertainment law involves a dexterous interplay of
contract law, labour or employment law, fashion law,
intellectual property law, sports law and many others. This
paper discusses intellectual property rights in the
entertainment industry in Nigeria with the objective of
analysing existing rights and the various legal remedies
(both civil and criminal) in an event of breach. Therefore,
the article's method of research which is doctrinal
highlighted laws relevant for the protection of intellectual
property in entertainment industry such as the provisions
of the Copyright Act , Trademark Act and Patent and
Design Act, with a view to finding the challenges of
enforcement for the breach of the rights. It is the finding of
this paper that, there is dearth of judicial decisions on
enforcement of intellectual property rights in the
entertainment industry; and the lack of forethought on the
part of legislators to develop an up-to-date and robust
entertainment law; that necessitated lawyers to utilize a
combination of intellectual property laws and principles of
contract to depend the interest of their clients. Hence, this
paper recommends for the need to have a specialised law
on entertainment industry that reflects on national values,
religion and local cultures.
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