Apply Online

1. To report about Copyright Piracy online, the applicant has to visit the following online application link
2. Visit the link and complete the “Report Copyright Piracy” form with required details in respective fields of the form.
3. Also, provide your email address and click “Send” button, once completed filling the form.
4. Piracy control department in the Nigerian Copyright Commission will receive the report sent by the applicant and will process necessary actions.

• Copyright document
• Email address
• Any evidence of the piracy act

Nigerian Copyright Commission - Head Office
Federal Secretariat Complex,
Phase I, Annex II, Ground Floor,
Shehu Shagari Way, Maitama District,
P. M. B. 406 Garki,
Abuja (F.C.T)
Nigeria.
Tel: (+234) 8035001495, (+234) 81 8341 3611
Email : info@copyright.gov.ng , admin@copyright.gov.ng,
Website : Link

• Any owner of a Copyright, whose copyright has been subjected to unauthorized use by any person other than the owner, can apply.

• The service is free.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&>
from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Name of the accused person
• Applicant’s email address
• Title of the copyright
• Description about the illegal act

• Any registered Copyright’s owner in Nigeria must report the misuse of his/her copyright to the Copyrights Commission for avoiding problems that the culprit can cause by misusing the right.

Enter other informations which might help.

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.