Not many Nigerians are aware that there is body licensed by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Nigerian Copyright Commission to take care of the rights of authors, photographers, computer programmers, columnists, brand designers, script writers and essayists hence this article.

The Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria (REPRONIG) is a collecting society licensed in 2001 by the Nigerian Copyright Commission to cater for the rights of authors of literary works. Literary works here include but not limited to books (fiction and non-fiction), journals, articles, photographs, computer programmes, periodicals, magazines, and newsletters and so the use of the word ‘authors’ is not limited to writers of books. Also, the word ‘authors’ is not limited to individual authors alone; it also includes associations of literary right holders and corporate owners of literary works.

Reproduction Rights Society of Nigeria (REPRONIG) represents the interests of authors not only in Nigeria but in most countries of the world. This is possible because of its bilateral agreement with the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations (IFRRO) and other various foreign collecting societies who represent reproduction rights of authors in foreign nations.
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