Ownership And Author's Right Yahaya Dauda:- Agbo, A.D

ABSTRACT

Introduction The author and ownership as distinct concept under, the copyright law are very important in exploiting the fruits in a work and laying claim to copyright protection. Ownership flows from authorship. The person who makes the work is normally the first ownerofthe copyright in the work, provided that he has not created the work in the course of employment, in which case his employer will be .the first owner of copyright. The author having moral rights as owners of copyright posses the anomic right. Sometimes, the author of .work will also be the owner ofthe copyright in the-work. but this is not. alwaysso, andmany worksseparate author and owners asfar as copyright is concerned. . e,fC0Pe °{fo*s paper is specifically on concept ofownership Cnnvriaht'r*?^ a/-"MCOme mPerat*ve for us to define the key concepts; (i) imdZJ’ H’11 Wner 111 Autllor and (iv) Right in this write-up for proper understanding