SEEK APPROVAL FROM MCSN OR GO TO JAIL-NCC

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has advised all Disc Jockeys (Deejays) who publicly perform music to obtain a license from the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) the only Collective Management Organization for music (CMO) or be prepared to go to jail for five years. In a copyright advisory just released by the regulator, the NCC warned all Deejays who perform or communicate music to the public to obtain a licence from rights holders or their approved Collective Management Organization (CMOs). The advisory stated that, “Under section 9 and 12…

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