Advocates Push for Legal Awareness Among Nigerian Creatives

Legal practitioners in Nigeria are advocating for enhanced legal awareness among creatives to safeguard them from exploitation. During a webinar themed "Legal Business in Entertainment: Building and Sustaining a Career in a Changing Industry," speakers including Wale Igbintad and Onu Oden emphasized the critical role of copyright in the entertainment ecosystem.

Shammah Ekenma noted that many creatives lack a clear understanding of ownership and the economic and moral rights associated with their work, leading to inadvertent relinquishment of control over their content. Omotayo G.

Abiod urged creatives to adopt strategic approaches to intellectual property as valuable assets. Sodamola Tolulop stressed the importance of brand structure for evolving artists, while Professor Olajid Olagunju advocated for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, such as mediation and arbitration, as effective tools for resolving conflicts within the entertainment industry.