MCSN, AVRS ARE THE ONLY APPROVED CMOS IN NIGERIA–NCC

In a series of Copyright Advisories, the Nigeria Copyright Commission (NCC) has advised the public that there are only two approved Collective Management Organisations (CMOs) for musical works and audio visual works. The CMOs are the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) for musical works and Audiovisual Rights Society of Nigeria (AVRS) for audiovisual works. In Copyright Advisory (No.2) of 27th November 2023 on the need for users of copyright works to obtain appropriate licenses from right owners or their approved Collective Management Organizations (CMOs), the NCC vowed to support…

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