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In an effort to curb the rising level of
commercial piracy of Pay TV signals, MultiChoice, Nigeria’s leading provider of
premium pay entertainment, has urged individuals or entities that use DStv
services for public use without a commercial license to get a commercial
license to enable them broadcast DStv content without litigation.
According to Caroline Oghuma, PR
Manager, DStv, in a statement sent to SHOWBIZPLUSng, MultiChoice gave commercial pirates the
opportunity to convert to legal commercial broadcast in 2013.
“We want these
subscribers to stay on the right side of the law, and those who are yet to
convert are infringing on the copy right laws of Nigeria and will face
appropriate penalties” she declared.
Oghuma, who explained that MultiChoice
is working in association with the Nigerian Copyrights Commission (NCC) to stem
the rising trend in commercial piracy, stated that early this year, officials
of the NCC Lagos Zonal Office issued a 14 day deadline for hotels to obtain the
appropriate commercial licenses for the broadcast of DStv channels in their
hotels.
“We are happy that some hotel owners have complied by legalizing their
subscriptions. However, we urge those who have not complied to do so” she
reiterated.
The Commission last year launched an
Amnesty Campaign to create awareness on broadcast piracy. Oghuma highlighted
that the campaign will move to the 2nd phase which will involve the
copyright audit of outlets using DStv in public and sanctioning of infringing
users.
MultiChoice Nigeria in conjunction with
the NCC is currently battling four types of piracy. These include; Cable
Piracy, Re-broadcasting Piracy, Commercial Piracy and Circumvention Piracy.
Commercial users that wish to obtain a
commercial license in order to avoid sanctions are advised to visit the nearest
DStv office or DStv agent’s outlet.
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