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The case that Nigerian statutes are in the public domain

Emeka Maduewesi, Copyright: Who Owns the Rights to the Laws of Nigeria? This Day , May 19, 2008. Apparently Nigerian law has no provision requiring that government works be uncopyrightable. Hence, citizens must argue on other grounds that Nigerian statutes are in the public domain. Here's one such argument from a lawyer licensed to practice in Nigeria and California.

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Source	OpenAlex research
Collection	International records
Kind	Document
Date	2008-05-21
Type	other
Details	openalex title_and_abstract.search:nigeria,authorships.countries:!NG,primary topic.subfield.id:3308
Found at	https://doi.org/10.63485/4vdjf-mjc04
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Record ID	`openalex:W4408754736`

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The case that Nigerian statutes are in the public domain. OpenAlex research, 2008. Vero Archive, record openalex:W4408754736.