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Appeal Court affirms N5.9b judgment against Multichoice Nigeria

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The Court of Appeal, Lagos has affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court, Lagosm which awarded about N5.959 billion in favour of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) against Multichoice Nigeria Limited as damages.

The trio of Justices Ogbuinya Obande Festus, Gabriel Omoniyi Kolawole and Balkisu Bello Aliyu dismissed the appeal filed by Multichoice Nigeria Limited on ground of being unmeritorious.

He upheld claims by MSCN that it was the owner, assignee and exclusive licensee of body of some musical works over the Nigerian territory. The appellant also sought an order of the appellate court striking out and dismissing the respondent’s counter claims with substantial costs. According to them, “the lower court judgment did not occasion a miscarriage of justice and that it carried out a meticulous and thorough analyses of the evidencesand documentary and attached deserving probative weight for the respective evidence offered by the parties.”

 

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