Repatriation of ancient Benin bronzes to Nigeria: reflection on copyright and related issues
- Title
- Repatriation of ancient Benin bronzes to Nigeria: reflection on copyright and related issues
- Description
- International consultations for the repatriation of the looted ancient Benin bronzes to Nigeria recently gained momentum with the Joint Declaration executed by the Governments of Germany and Nigeria in July 2022. Before this, in October 2021, Jesus College of the University of Cambridge, UK, returned one of the bronzes to representatives of the Nigerian government. The University of Aberdeen in the UK also concluded an agreement in late 2021 with representatives of the Nigerian government and those of the Benin Royal Palace for the repatriation of a bronze head depicting an Oba of Benin. Copyright issues fuelled by the digitization of the ancient Benin bronzes by the museums in Germany and universities in the UK are being considered as an important part of the international consultation, even though the stakeholders from Nigeria did not initially avert their minds to it despite the protection of the Benin bronzes as expressions of folklore under the Copyright Act in Nigeria.
- Creator
- Oriakhogba, Desmond O.
- Publisher
- Athens, Ga. : Students of the University of Georgia School of Law
- Date Issued
- 2022
- Bibliographic Citation
- Journal of Intellectual Property Law; Vol. 17 Issue 10 (2022)