
IS REGISTRATION OF COPYRIGHT A REQUIREMENT FOR PROVING INFRINGEMENT? A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RULING OF THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN THE CASE OF PAUL ALLEN OCHE V. NIGERIAN BREWERIES PLC. & 3 ORS.
INTRODUCTION Copyright under the Nigerian Copyright Act,[2] is a legal protection granted to creators or originators of creative works, whether Literary, Musical, Artistic or Cinematographic