A Violation of Copyright Law Through Photocopying in Tertiary Institution in Delta State: Case Study of Delta State University Abraka.

Abstract

The authors studied ‘’Violation of Copyright Law Through Photocopying in Tertiary Institution in Delta State: Case Study Of Delta State University Abraka.’’ The Survey research method was adopted for the study. The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. From the findings, it is revealed that copyright law violation could be curtail through effective policy from the Nigeria copyright commission. The studies also reveal that textbook is the highest abused information materials through photocopying and penalties for copyright offenders as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution. The study further reveals that the Nigeria copyright commission needs to do a lot to intensify copy right law in the tertiary institutions. The study recommended that the libraries should derive a better means of effecting copyright law in the tertiary institutions and  the Nigerian copyright commission should wake up to the challenge and protect the authors from pirates