Legend, KING Sunday Adeniyi ADEGEYE Appointed President MCSN, GOCREATE app goes Live
…GoCreate App monitors and reporting use of music on all platforms (digital, online and offline) within the territory of Nigeria King of World Beat to function as the Ambassador Plenipotentiary of the Society opening more doors of opportunities by leveraging on his wide experience and contacts around the world Chief Executive Officer of MCSN, Mayo Ayilaran, states: “The potentials of MCSN is gradually being revealed to the Nigerian Music and entertainment industry, particularly the creative sector”
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In view of his charismatic accomplishment in Nigeria’s music industry, one of Africa’s most respected entertainment legends, Dr. Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, MFR, (King Sunny Ade) was appointed Honorary President of Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN). The appointment of KSA as the President of MCSN coincides with the rollout of the Society’s Go
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Nigerian music industry in limbo as COSON, MCSN battle on
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By Ayo Onikoyi
The long battle between Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) and Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN) as to who is legally responsible to act as a Collective Management Organisation/ Collective Society (CMO) or simply put, collect royalties on behalf of artists rages on.
Recently MCSN issued a release, which was made available to Vanguard, that they have been empowered by NCC to be the sole CMO for the Nigerian Music Industry (NMI).
“In a move putting a lie to the subtle campaign in certain quarters and affirming the progressive direction and development of collective administration of copyright in Nigeria, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has granted to the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) the renewal of its approval or licence to continue to operate as a Collective Management Organisation (CMO) in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, Cap
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The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has granted approval to the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) for the renewal of its approval or licence to continue to operate as a Collective Management Organisation (CMO) in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, Cap C.28 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004 and the Copyright (Collective Management Organisation) Regulations 2007.
The renewal of MCSN’s approval to continue to operate as a CMO or collecting society for musical works and sound recordings was conveyed by a letter dated December 22, 2020 from the NCC.
With the renewal of MCSN’s approval or licence to operate as a CMO in addition to its being the largest owner, assignee and exclusive licensee of copyright in musical works and sound recordings within the provisions of the relevant sections of the Copyright Act 2004 as interpreted and affirmed by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Nigerian creators of intellectual property and their counterpar