Beijing Law Review, 2022, 13, 247-264 https://www.scirp.org/journal/blr ISSN Online: 2159-4635 ISSN Print: 2159-4627 DOI: 10.4236/blr.2022.132016 May 5, 2022 247 Beijing Law Review Appraising the Impact of the Nigerian Copyright Act and Regulations in Combating Piracy in Nigeria Uchechukwu Uguru 1 , Moses C. Umobong 2 1 Faculty of Law, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria 2 Rector, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria Abstract Copyright Piracy is pervasive in Nigeria and consequently, it has affected the fortunes of copyright owners. The Copyright Act provides for anti-piracy measures in section 25 of the Act, which empowers the Nigerian Copyright Commission to make regulations to combat menace. Based on this power, the Copyright Commission has made regulations and adopted various measures to combat copyright piracy in Nigeria. This paper examined the impact of the Copyright Act anti-piracy measures and the copyright regulations on the war against piracy in Nigeria. It was found that the anti-piracy measures provi- sions of the Copyright Act and the regulations made pursuant to the Act have impacted positively on the fight against piracy particularly in the music and film industries where the Commission has successfully deployed litigation to hold violators accountable. Despite the positive impact, the paper also found that the efforts of the Commission to prevent piracy are inadequate, especially in the area of online/internet piracy where the Commission has not devel- oped measures to prevent breach of copyright in the music industry. The pa- per recommended amongst others the strengthening of the anti-piracy meas- ures under the Copyright Act and the proper training and equipment of the Nigerian Copyright Commission to enforce the Copyright Act. Keywords Copyrights, Piracy, Regulation, Internet, Digital Piracy, Copyright Commission, Nigeria 1. Introduction The Nigerian Copyright Act is the extant law regulating copyright issues in Ni- How to cite this paper: Uguru, U., & Umo- bong, M. C. (2022). Appraising the Impact of the Nigerian Copyright Act and Regula- tions in Combating Piracy in Nigeria. Bei- jing Law Review, 13, 247-264. https://doi.org/10.4236/blr.2022.132016 Received: March 9, 2022 Accepted: May 2, 2022 Published: May 5, 2022 Copyright © 2022 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Open Access