A STUDY OF THE BENEFIT OF COPYRIGHT PROTECTION AMONG RIGHT OWNERS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGERIA.

Abstract

This paper examined the benefits of copy right protection among right owners in Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. The research design used was social survey. The researchers designed self-style instrument tagged Copyright Protection Questionnaire (COPROTINQ) which was given to experienced academic colleagues for proper scrutiny and moderation to enhance its validity. The data gathered from the retrieved copies of the instrument were analysed with simple statistical tools like frequencies and percentiles. Amongst the findings of the study is that copyright owners attach high value to their rights and are not discouraged from embarking on further production in spite of the nefarious activities of the pirate. Moreover, none of the right owners was willing to leave his rights to fate. Part of the recommendations is that the authority of the Federal University of Technology, Minna and all other higher institutions of learning in Nigeria should give all necessary support to researches, workshops, conferences, inventions etc so as to develop hidden talents and all citizens should gear up to fight piracy to a standstill.