MUSIC COPYRIGHT IN NIGERIA; WHY YOU NEED TO REGISTER AS A MSCN MEMBER
How To Join MCSN Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Do you write or compose original works of music? If your music is performed live or broadcast on radio or television or streamed or downloaded on a commercial digital music service, the MCSN will collect royalties and pay them to you. Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN) is the Nigerian not-for-profit Collective Management Organization representing the rights of our members locally and internationally. Our members receive royalties for usage of their works across the world, not just in Nigeria. MCSN is governed by the Copyrights Acts (Cap C.28 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN 2004)) and an approved collecting management organization (CMO) on the statutory authority of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) as directed by the Hon. Attorney General of the Federation and as adjudicated upon by the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Membership is free and open to anyone who Composes, writes, publ...