COSON to commission ultramodern office in May
Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) held a press conference on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 to formerly announce the commissioning of the ultra-modern ‘COSON House’ slated for May 20 in Lagos and also the reaction of COSON to the reported orders of the Attorney-General of the Federation that Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd (MCSN) be approved as a collecting society
Confirming that the COSON House commissioning will go ahead as scheduled on May 20, the COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji, who addressed the press on behalf of the organization said, “It is instructive to note that we did not get monetary assistance from the Federal Government or any Nigerian government to finance COSON House.
We did not get one dollar from any donor agency or any foreign institution to build COSON House. It is also instructive that we did not take a loan of any type from any bank to finance COSON House.
I am proud to say that when the ultra- modern COSON House is commissioned on May 20, we will not owe a penny on the building or on any of the facilities contained therein.
The building and facilities within COSON House fully belong to musicians across Nigeria and other stakeholders in the music industry, forever without any encumbrance whatsoever.
In COSON House, we have created a hub for all those who want to understand the intriguing subject of copyright and other forms of intellectual property”
On the reported approval of Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), Chief Okoroji was emphatic that MCSN has not been approved.
According to him, there are laid down processes for the approval of a collective management organization in Nigeria. In the words of the former President of PMAN, “It is not just that due process was not followed, no process whatsoever was followed.
This is like building something on nothing. It cannot stand”.
The celebrated author of the ground-breaking book, “Copyright & the New Millionaires” raised a number of questions which he answered with emphatic legal backings and calls for the suspension of two officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice who he indicted in the matter.
Confirming that the COSON House commissioning will go ahead as scheduled on May 20, the COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji, who addressed the press on behalf of the organization said, “It is instructive to note that we did not get monetary assistance from the Federal Government or any Nigerian government to finance COSON House.
We did not get one dollar from any donor agency or any foreign institution to build COSON House. It is also instructive that we did not take a loan of any type from any bank to finance COSON House.
I am proud to say that when the ultra- modern COSON House is commissioned on May 20, we will not owe a penny on the building or on any of the facilities contained therein.
The building and facilities within COSON House fully belong to musicians across Nigeria and other stakeholders in the music industry, forever without any encumbrance whatsoever.
In COSON House, we have created a hub for all those who want to understand the intriguing subject of copyright and other forms of intellectual property”
On the reported approval of Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), Chief Okoroji was emphatic that MCSN has not been approved.
According to him, there are laid down processes for the approval of a collective management organization in Nigeria. In the words of the former President of PMAN, “It is not just that due process was not followed, no process whatsoever was followed.
This is like building something on nothing. It cannot stand”.
The celebrated author of the ground-breaking book, “Copyright & the New Millionaires” raised a number of questions which he answered with emphatic legal backings and calls for the suspension of two officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice who he indicted in the matter.
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