Management of Nigerian Copyright law and the Open Access initiavite: a brigde to attaining information for all in Nigeria

Uzuegbu, Chimezie-P. Management of Nigerian Copyright law and the Open Access initiavite: a brigde to attaining information for all in Nigeria., 2011 . In Nigerian Library Association Conference, Awka, Anambra State (Nigeria), 10-15 July 2011. [Conference paper]

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This paper examines the Nigerian copyright law as it affects the open access to knowledge initiative. The researcher analyzed the success of open access to information and knowledge in Asian countries, particularly India, and considered the adoption of same in Nigeria. The paper suggests guidelines to compacting the copyright law and open access initiative towards achieving information for all and enhancing national development of Nigeria.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Copyright Law, Open Access, Nigeria, India
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > ED. Intellectual property: author's rights, ownership, copyright, copyleft, open access.
Depositing user: Chimezie Patrick Uzuegbu
Date deposited: 27 Feb 2012
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:21
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/16639

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