The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has achieved a significant feat in combating piracy by intercepting three shipping containers containing 3000 cartons of pirated books at Onne Port, Rivers State, with an estimated market value exceeding N300 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr John Asein<\/a>, the commission’s Director-General, disclosed this during a press statement.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the intercepted containers housed pirated books from esteemed Nigerian publishers, including Africana First, Bounty Press, Evans, Learn Africa, Macmillan, Metropolitan, and University Press Plc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Asein provided insight into the changing strategies used by pirates, pointing out a sharp increase in the importation of Asian pirated books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He underlined how daring these pirates are, working as spies for overseas printers and aggressively looking for economic opportunities inside Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Director-General highlighted the challenges faced in identifying pirated materials, as many imported books from Asia now rival their original counterparts in quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ”These pirates engage in deceptive practices, including the compromise of imports and falsification of documentation, to evade enforcement agencies’ scrutiny,” he stated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To address the illicit activities, Asein stressed the importance of enhanced collaboration between the NCC and enforcement partners like the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Department of State Services (DSS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n ”Additionally, we are implementing stricter measures, including an online pre-import certification scheme, to stem the influx of pirated materials into the country,” he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Asein warned importers, clearing agents, booksellers, and warehouse owners to exercise due diligence and adhere to proper documentation procedures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n He said the NCC is committed to holding individuals possessing pirated books accountable for their actions, bolstering enforcement efforts against copyright piracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Responding to inquiries regarding the fate of the seized books, Emeka Ogbonna, NCC Director Legal, stated that the main suspects behind the importation are yet to be apprehended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ”However, the commission is actively collaborating with security agencies to effect their arrest and initiate legal proceedings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ”Ultimately, the court will determine the appropriate disposition of the seized materials, whether through destruction or return to genuine owners, upon conclusion of the trial,” Ogbonna said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has achieved a significant feat in combating piracy by intercepting three shipping containers containing 3000 cartons of pirated books at Onne Port, Rivers State, with an estimated market value exceeding N300 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12519,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12517\/revisions\/12519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}