Ini Edo loses ‘Shanty Town’ ownership legal battle to Chinenye Nworah

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Nollywood actress Ini Edo has mislaid her assertion to the ownership rights of the deed Netflix bid “Shanty Town” to filmmaker Chinenye Nworah.

In January 2024, Ini Edo and her company, Minini Empire Productions Limited (MEP), initiated a ineligible situation against Nworah and GCM, filing a treble intelligence spot petition.

The petition sought to asseverate ownership implicit the trademarks and copyrights associated with the fashionable series.

However, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Nigerian Trademark Registry person ruled against Ini Edo.

Ini Edo.

The authorities dismissed the petition arsenic frivolous and lacking successful merit. The NCC besides rejected a abstracted petition from Edo and MEP to annul 2 copyright certificates antecedently awarded to Nworah for “Shanty Town” — 1 for the literate enactment (Certificate Number LW10177) and different for the audiovisual enactment (Certificate Number CF1448).

In effect to the ruling, Nworah’s lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba, stated: “The palmy defence of these claims highlights the value of protecting originative works and ensuring just compensation for artists.”