Book piracy in nigeria

Book piracy is an offence that poses great threat to publishing as a business in nigeria for education, government and the society at large. The study is descriptive and data sourced from secondary sources. The waters off the nigerian coast experienced the highest number of piracy attacks globally in 2019. When i released my last book, god has gone fishing.

Notably, two raids have been carried out in the notorious alaba market in lagos, the commercial capital of nigeria. In total 1,726 seafarers were affected by piracy and armed robbery in 2017 in west african waters, compared to the 1,921 the year before. In the alert, which was released, wednesday, it warned ships to be wary when approaching. Book piracy in nigeria nigerian law intellectual property. Copyright commission to fight christian book piracy. Assessment of the contributions of the nigerian commisssion towards controlling book piracy in nigeria 1.

Asein decried that book piracy had been prevalent in the country, noting that its an intellectual property theft that resulted to huge loss of money by authors and publishers. Ebook piracy 2020 what to do if someone steals your book. Nov 01, 2017 the united states of america, through its maritime administration, has published the latest maritime alert. Nigerian publishers and ipa hold seminar in lagos in. In an effort to understand the reasons why, bertrand monnet, a french academic and filmmaker, has been travelling to piracy hot spots around the coast of africa. The history of media piracy explored in this report is predominantly a history of the digital. Issues and strategies by christopher nkiko, the journal of academic librarianship, october, 20. Book piracy in nigeria international publishers association.

According to the 2018 oceans beyond piracy report, covering the year 2017, the number of seafarers affected by piracy and armed robbery in the gulf of guinea has decreased slightly compared to 2016. In 2012, the international maritime bureau, oceans beyond piracy and the maritime piracy. Gbadega adedapo, the publishers association acknowledged the laudable and proactive efforts of the commission, stating that the enhanced anti piracy. In the first three months of 2012, almost half that amount was estimated to have been lost to piracy. Nov 06, 2017 with 4m or 17% of all online ebooks being pirated, novelists including maggie stiefvater and samantha shannon say theft by fans puts their books at risk. According to aikomu former nigeria vice president in 1989 piracy inhibits creation and is consequently detrimental to the attainment of social goals in the field of education, research and cultural promotion. This paper examines the intricate dimension of book piracy in the nigerian publishing industry. This is because of the ripple effects of the action on both publishers and authors alike. Chimezie chike, on a twocount charge of literary piracy. The best way to protect your rights is to make it harder to infringe on them in the first place. A wave of new fiction from nigeria, as young writers.

The findings also revealed that educational books, religious books, trade books, recreational books and reference books are the types of books being pirated. Why sale of illegal motivational books, best selling authors. Ayobami, who lives in ileife, in southwestern nigeria. Online book piracy small publishers, artists and writers. Book publishing and piracy in nigeria nigerian law. Jan 19, 2010 content tracking company attributor has come forward with the results of another study, this time on the topic of book piracy. The anti piracy operations continued with more vigour this year.

Sep 22, 2019 ncc, npa, book sellers partner to boost fight against piracy 75 per cent of proceeds accruable to intellectual property owners go to pirates if nigeria will succeed in its efforts at. This argument is extreme at both ends of the spectrum but does show poverty is a significant motivator for pirates. Mar 31, 2017 rhonda rees is a pr expert, author, and advocate for online book piracy awareness. From sea terrorism, sea hijacking to pipeline bombings and deadly offshore armed piracy either in nigeria s niger delta region or somalias deep water sea coast, the world today is facing more maritime security problems than ever in world history. Piracy and imitations of designs hamper the development and expansion of export trade. Progress and piracy in feature articles by porter anderson may 3, 2018 nigerias first collaborative seminar with the international publishers association will focus on issues including a fierce battle african publishers are waging against book piracy. As posited by petroich 2001 prevailing problems in the country pave way for the alleviation of book piracy. Ncc, npa, book sellers collaborate to fight piracy the sun.

In developing countries like nigeria, books are commodities for children of the rich, as a large number of parents cannot afford the books needed in schools by their children. Copyright commission goes tough on book piracy daily trust. An average nigerian salary is incapable of sustaining the earner, while the countrys poverty level and illiteracy is high. Pirates in the gulf of guinea are often part of heavily armed criminal enterprises, who employ violent methods to steal oil cargo. The biggest challenge to the publishing industry in nigeria is book piracy. Piracy injures the chinese peoples international prestige, causes the boycott of chinese goods, and makes chinese designers lose interest in making creative efforts. Omeiza, momoh emmanuel and lanre, folorunso abubakar, book piracy and the challenge of saving nigeria s publishing industry 2019. The zonal manager of university press plc, innocent agbaanu, said book sellers did. Book piracy is an illegal and illegitimate reproduction of other peoples intellectual property for economic reasons without prior consent or authorization. Pdf book piracy and the challenge of saving nigerias.

It notes the dangers the trend portends to qualitative education and scholarship in general. What are the effects of book piracy on book business in nigeria. Johns book is wellorganized for the general reader, progressing through time and topic starting with a gripping and completely mindbending story of identity theft which befell nec in 2004. Nigeria s film industry, known as nollywood, produces more films per year than any other nation except india. Book piracy and the challenge of saving nigerias publishing. This action has over the years been a bottle neck for publishers and authors in achieving their aim of reaching out to the public and making sales from their respective publications. The problem with the book is that it seems entirely unproofed unproofread. The conflict takes place within the context of longstanding issues of religious violence between nigeria s muslim and christian communities, and the insurgents ultimate aim is to establish an islamic state. Effects of book piracy on publishing in nigeria information. All these recorded feat notwithstanding, the rate of piracy in nigeria is still on the high side.

This problem of piracy has grown to the extent that it is now. Ncc, npa, book sellers partner to boost fight against piracy 75 per cent of proceeds accruable to intellectual property owners go to pirates if nigeria. I was quite nervous before the book came out here, but the response so far has been quite positive, said ms. Youd be amazed at how many websites have pirated or claim to have pirated your book. She was named an irwin industry recognition for writers in the news award winner and publicist of the year by the bulldog reporter publication. Piracy in nigeria piracy as a global cankerworm affects both developed and developing countries of the world.

There it issitting there, being given away for free. May 03, 2018 nigerian publishers and ipa hold first international seminar in lagos. Asein, gave this indication in abuja recently during an town hall meeting on the theme book piracy in schools, organised by ncc and npa to dialogue on. This is one of the methods of promoting the publishing industry in nigeria. The tragedy of piracy in nigeria is the fact that even the filmmakers, music producers, artistes, distributors, exhibitors and vendors are all consumers of pirated movies, music recordings or books online and offline. Security services in nigeria seized a shipping container in december 20 that contained over 40,000 pirated books that were on continue reading posted in. Several anti piracy operations have already been carried out since the beginning of the year. A high level of book piracy prevalence rate of 80%, cutting across all levels of education in nigeria can be observed from the tables. Nigerian publishers and ipa hold seminar in lagos in progress. Spelling errors are rampant, and the author appeared to lose control of the book in places, writing sentinel was discovered by the fbi in late 1999, who then called the fbi the various clerical errors could have been overlooked. Problems and prospects of book publishing in nigeria. The government can introduced more methods that can track down book pirates in nigeria.

According to nwogu 2015 book piracy is the reproduction and distribution of able book on a commercial scale without the consent of the copy owner or copy right owner. This act is threatening nigeria entertainment industry given estimate of over millions of naira is loss by book industry to pirates. Before him, books were handwritten by scribes and were very expensive, but after, they became cheaper, and printed books heralded a new age. Botmang 2006 reveals that piracy destroys creativity, diminishes talents and denies the intellectuals of the. Worse yet, most of these sites have no contact information and probably arent even located in your. Intellectual property rights enforcement in nigeria 375 products impounded between 2007 and 2011, estimated at ngn6. Book piracy has been an issue trending in the nigerian publishing space recently. The study examines the problems of book publishing industry in nigeria as books are effective medium of communication for intellectualism. January 3, 2017 nigerian law intellectual property watch newsroom january 3, 2017 the federal high court sitting in lagos, before honourable justice i.

Piracy in the gulf of guinea affects a number of countries in west africa as well as the wider international community. Ncc, npa, book sellers collaborate to fight piracy the. A total of 129 suspects were arrested within the period. It is regrettable that there are quite a few cases of piracy in the peoples republic.

Notwithstanding, book piracy is by far the most common type of piracy and that will be the focus of this study. Book piracy in nigeria has continued to flourish because most publishers are also pirates. Issues like poor financing, government regulation, poor reading culture, piracy and dearth of expertise were interrogated. There is a longrunning argument over how to deal with piracy which can be summed up as feed them or shoot them. Jul 24, 2015 publishing sector has the lowest level of illegal downloads in the entertainment industry, with book piracy at half the rate of theft in film and music. In this magisterial book by johns, the author traces the history of piracy of books and products through the ages, but especially from the revolutionary development of printing by gutenberg in about 1450. Nigerian publishers and ipa hold first international seminar in lagos. Nigerias film industry, known as nollywood, produces more films per year than any other nation except india. Ncc, npa, book sellers partner to boost fight against book piracy. Piracy is a menace to the society and needs to be tackled systematically to achieve sustainable results. The japan book publishers association and other publishing sources reported that online piracy of popular japanese comic books are causing continue reading posted in. The united states of america, through its maritime administration, has published the latest maritime alert.

The life of a pirate is difficult, and often ends in death, so desperation is almost always a precursor to piracy. How to prevent e book piracy when it comes to e book piracy, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Remi raji, a poet and teacher of creative writing at the university of ibadan, made this allegation as part of his submissions over the weekend at the second edition of artmosphere, a monthly art, poetry and music party held at the treasures4life galleries, university college. Progress and piracy in feature articles by porter anderson may 3, 2018 nigeria s first collaborative seminar with the international publishers association will focus on issues including a fierce battle african publishers are waging against book piracy. A book piracy study with surprising results plagiarism today. Book piracy in nigeria need to be checked as this is downgrading the publishing industry. The population of this study is the entire branch managers of the publishing companies in kano, anambra and lagos states. This paper looks at book piracy in the nigerian publishing industry and identifies the different forms in which this type of piracy is exhibited. Jan 14, 2018 i dont think book piracy is okay, it totally hurts the authors, but instead of authors shoving comments like go to a library in peoples faces that would never stop people from doing book piracy, they should try to stick to explaining why piracy is harmful and how it hurts them and possibly, if they have the means and time, giving. Botmang 2006 reveals that piracy destroys creativity, diminishes talents and denies the intellectuals of the rights to the benefits of their property. Nigerian publishers association, the umbrella body for all reputable book publishers all over nigeria hereby expresses her profound appreciation for your efforts at stemming the rate of book piracy activities, especially through nigerian air, land and sea borders as well as in the hinterland. Book piracy is the illegal trading that involves the unauthorised production and distribution of books without the knowledge of the author. The boko haram insurgency began in 2009, when the jihadist group boko haram started an armed rebellion against the government of nigeria. The ncc, nigerian publishers association npa and book sellers association of nigeria bsan recently intensified their partnership as a way to boost the fight against book piracy in nigeria.

People and power investigates the rise of piracy in the oilrich niger delta region. Asein gave this indication in abuja recently during an town hall meeting on the theme, book piracy in schools, organised by ncc and npa to dialogue towards checking the scourge of book piracy in the school system. Book piracy in nigeria this year, resourcerich nigeria overtook south africa to become africas biggest economy. In 2019, there were 35 actual and attempted piracy attacks in nigeria, down from 48 in 2018. Furthermore, table 2 highlighted the causes of book piracy as. The latest figures from the international maritime bureau confirm the rising threat of piracy in nigerian waters. Ebook piracy and what you can do about it editionguard.