In a bid to continue its mandate of protecting the copyright of Nigerian creatives, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has invited telecommunications giant, MTN to appear at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Monday, September 28, over allegations of copyright infringement brought against it by Omenuwoma Okson Dovie.
According to a letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and signed by NCC’s Director of Prosecution, A. T. Kohol, the CEO is expected to bring ‘all relevant documents including but not limited to call logs to assist in the criminal investigations.’
Dovie, also known as Baba2010 is claiming criminal violation involving MTN’s use of his works as caller ring back tones.
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