billion naira suit against the Cross River State Carnival
Commission, the Governor of Cross River State and the
Attorney General of the state.
COSON is seeking among other things an injunction
restraining the government from the unauthorized use of the
musical works and sound recordings belonging to the
members, affiliates and licensors of COSON.
In the Suit No FHC/L/CS/1544/13 filed at the Federal High
Court, the Tony Okoroji led COSON is claiming that the
Calabar Carnival organized by the Cross River Carnival
Commission on behalf of the Cross River State government
uses without any license or authorization, various musical
works and sound recordings belonging to its members.
Commenting on the development, COSON General
Manager, Chinedu Chukwuji said, 'I know how hard we
have tried to engage the officials of the Cross River State
Government to find an amicable answer. The problem is
that in this day and age, many supposedly educated
Nigerians still do not take intellectual property matters
seriously.'
Via: Thenet
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