BRINGING THE WIPO INTERNET, AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCES AND MARRAKESH VIP TREATIES IN TUNE WITH THE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT DEMANDS IN NIGERIA

Oriakhogba, Desmond Osaretin BRINGING THE WIPO INTERNET, AUDIOVISUAL PERFORMANCES AND MARRAKESH VIP TREATIES IN TUNE WITH THE ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOPMENT DEMANDS IN NIGERIA. ABUAD Journal of Public and International Law.

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Abstract

Nigeria recently ratified the WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances and the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled. Efforts are already geared towards domesticating the treaties through the Draft Copyright Bill recently approved by the Federal Executive Council. When domesticated, the treaties will form part of the copyright legal framework in Nigeria. This comment summarises some key aspects of the treaties and highlights the implication of their domestication on creativity, innovation and access to information for educational purposes in Nigeria. While making a case for hastened domestication of the Marrakesh treaty, the comment advocates for circumspection on the domestication of the WIPO Copyright Treaty, WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, and the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

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