A Case For Multiple Collecting Societies For The Nigerian Entertainment Industry

The Nigerian Entertainment Industry has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years. Its story did not just start; its development has spanned decades. From the early days of shooting movies with analog cameras and the introduction of celluloid, the Nigerian movie industry had recorded some success. So also has the music industry. Nigerian music and music videos enjoy quality play on both home and foreign media airwaves.

Although there is no data to verify its growth, but over the years the Nigerian Entertainment Industry has recorded unprecedented growth in gross revenue since the last decade. According to a writer, it must have grossed billions of Naira (hundreds of millions in United States Dollars) despite low professionalism in its operations, piracy and lack of adequate data.

Piracy is one big problem militating against the Nigerian entertainment industry. This has eaten deep into the industry and stunted its growth. Although, the industry has been ranked third after the United States' Hollywood and India's Bollywood, the Nigeria's entertainment hub is not specific. Some have argued it is Lagos, in Surulere to be precise, while others believe it is Enugu, South East Nigeria and environs where most of the home videos are shot and produced for marketing in the Alaba Market of Lagos. Due...