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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africas-potential-copyright-calamity) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Olaniwun Ajayi](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/olaniwun-ajayi) ## [9 Nuggets from the New Copyright Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/9-nuggets-from-the-new-copyright-act) On the 17th of March 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria signed the copyright bill into law, as projected in our 2022 IP Wrap-up and 2023 Forward publication. This assent marks the end of the 35-year-old tenure of the old Copyright Act and signals.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/9-nuggets-from-the-new-copyright-act) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Jackson, Etti & Edu](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/jackson-etti-edu) ## [Nigeria’s Copyright Bill Signed into Law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/nigerias-copyright-bill-signed-into-law) President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Copyright Bill, which is geared towards protecting the rights of authors of original works. This development in Nigeria’s creative industry would ensure that authors receive the proper recognition and financial reward for.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/nigerias-copyright-bill-signed-into-law) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Mozambique](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Adams & Adams](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/adams-adams) ## [New Mozambique Copyright Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-mozambique-copyright-act) On 29 June 2022, the Assembly of the Republic approved the new Copyright Law of Mozambique, Law 9/2022. The new law came into force on 26 September 2022. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/new-mozambique-copyright-act) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Clyde & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/clyde-co) ## [Intellectual Property in Tanzania: the 2022 Regulations on Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/intellectual-property-in-tanzania-the-2022-regulations-on-copyright-licensing-and-rights-to-benefit-from-re-sale) In this legal update, we analyse the Copyright Licensing and Rights to Benefit from Re-Sale Regulations \[1\]. The Regulations came into force on 18 March 2022 and are made under section 45 of the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act\[2\]. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/intellectual-property-in-tanzania-the-2022-regulations-on-copyright-licensing-and-rights-to-benefit-from-re-sale) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright) [Clyde & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/clyde-co) ## [Intellectual property law and copyright infringement in Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/intellectual-property-law-and-copyright-infringement-in-tanzania) Copyright infringement is the use of copyrighted material without the author’s permission. In mainland Tanzania, copyright infringement is principally governed by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act. 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