The Nigeria Copyright Commission says the presence of Mobile policemen to give security cover to its operatives during raids on establishments engaged in piracy will further enhance its effectiveness.
Its Technical Adviser, Enforcement, Akeem Aponmade said in Lagos that its enforcement of the copyright laws was ineffective because its personnel do not carry arms.
Aponmade said such a squad was necessary because those engaged in piracy of intellectual property were economic saboteurs, who would do anything to protect their interest.
He explained that on a few occasion just before going on operation, the policemen deployed to work with the commission were withdrawn.
The adviser said just like the EFCC, the NCC should also be strengthened in order to effectively perform its duty.
Aponmade, who spoke on the sidelines of one-day seminar for journalists on Copyright Administration in Nigeria, organised by the commission, said that the country lost enormous revenue because of the activities of pirates.
He said the media also had a role to play in combating piracy by educating the public on the need to buy genuine works rather than the pirated copies.
Mr John Asein, Deputy Director of NCC, who delivered a lecture on "Copyright for Media Practitioners" said that the programme was to enlighten and educate the public on copyright.
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