COSON Takes Stakeholders' Forum To Owerri February 16

COSON Takes Stakeholders’ Forum To Owerri February 16

Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has concluded plans to host a major Stakeholders’ Forum for copyright owners in the South-East and South-South states of Nigeria. Slated for February 16, 2016 in Owerri, the Imo State capital, The event which will hold in the main hall of Rockview Hotel, Owerri is expected to witness the assemblage of top artistes, songwriters, composers, music publishers, performers, record companies, broadcast stations, hotels, night clubs, restaurants, transport companies among others, drawn from Imo, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Delta and Cross River states. 

The Forum which will be preceded by courtesy visits to key personalities and media organizations in Imo State, will also be attended by top government officials including representatives of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, the Federal Government agency that regulates copyright in Nigeria. 
  
Speaking on impending event, COSON chairman, Tony Okoroji said: “COSON is ready for Owerri and we hear that Owerri is ready for COSON. The forum will be historic and very exciting. The messages we are getting from Owerri suggest that there is great expectation. We are bringing together diverse groups to chart a new course for Nigerian entertainment.  

“The copyright revolution we have begun must spread so that we can create new jobs for the many young people who are unemployed in Nigeria and ensure that the environment is right for investment in the creative industries. Those who think we are bold have not seen anything yet. COSON is going to even be bolder in 2016”.

COSON General Manager, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji on his part said: “We are leaving no stone unturned in putting together a first class event in Owerri. The successes of our previous stakeholders’ events are indicative of the fact that we are making progress especially with the recent successful hosting of the Nigerian Digital Music Summit held in Lagos. I am confident that stakeholders across the country are willing to make the necessary sacrifice to make the process work. We are indeed looking forward to the Owerri Forum” 

In the last five years, COSON has distributed hundreds of millions of Naira as copyright royalties to thousands of musicians and organizations in the music industry across Nigeria.