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The past decade opened the world to the possibilities and depths associated with information technology, but along with it came the need more than ever to protect intellectual property.

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The Internet has made access to information easy, which has led people to believe that they can reproduce any information. For instance, a website, Lexology, noted that after the lockdown was declared, there was a growing incidence of fake domains being created that had copyright-protected information in them.

However, the status quo has been challenged by strong growth in Asian markets, especially China. For example, the number of patent applications in China’s high tech industry has exploded in the last decade, with 2018 applications four times what they were in 2008. Chief Executive Officer, New Horizons Nigeria, Tim Akano observed that countries that respect intellectual property, develop faster than countries that don’t because it takes effort to come up with an idea, adding that gains of pirates are always short-lived.“Piracy kills original ideas and discourages people from innovating. If more people patent invented things, pirates would be out of business,” he stated.“There is need to ensure there is no avenue for pirates to thrive.

“The owner of IP can share rights with several other people, meaning the IP is indivisible, but the rights attached to it are divisible.“In the event of any legal issue on intellectual property, the national law protecting IP applies,” Ben added. She however noted that since piracy is as old as man, it may not be possible to completely eradicate it, but with the right measures it could be reduced to bearest minimum. She called for proper enforcement of anti piracy laws.

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