Court Dismisses Suit Against Copyright Society of Nigeria and Others for Abuse of Court Process and Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction

In a Judgment delivered on Thursday, the 27th of March ,2025, the Federal High Court No. 1 , Sitting in Benin City and presided over by Hon. Justice B.O. Quadri has dismissed a Case filed by Tu Face Innocent Idibia and Others Against Copyright Society of Nigeria and others .
In the Case marked Suit No:FHC/B/C15/39/2021, the Presiding Judge after hearing Counsel to the Copy Right Society of Nigeria and others -Douglas Ogbankwa Esq., , dismissed the suit for lacking in territorial jurisdiction as the Defendants -Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) , ,Chief Tony Okoroji, Ms. Bernice Eriemeghe and Nigeria Copyright Council operate and do business in Lagos and Abuja respectively.The Court also held that it will amount to Judicial Rascality for the Court to adjudicate over a matter that had a multiplicity of Suits over the same matter , indicating that the case was a classic example of Forum Shopping.The Court further held that the action of the Claimants in the Suit amount to an improper use of the Court Process ,which connotes an Abuse of Court Process.

The Court dismissed the Suit of the Claimants and adjourned the Counter Claim of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants till 19th of May ,2025 .u