000049051 000__ 02564cam\a22004335i\4500 000049051 001__ 49051 000049051 003__ SzGeWIPO 000049051 005__ 20240708150416.0 000049051 006__ m eo d 000049051 007__ cr bn |||m|||a 000049051 008__ 240321s2023\\\\nju\\\\\o\\\\\000\0\eng\d 000049051 0247_ $$a10.1111/jwip.12281$$2doi 000049051 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1427545308 000049051 040__ $$aSzGeWIPO$$beng$$erda$$cSzGeWIPO$$dCaBNVSL 000049051 041__ $$aeng 000049051 24500 $$aCopyright Law Protection of films in Nigeria (Nollywood) and South Africa (Sollywood) :$$bPre and post-Covid-19 pandemic. 000049051 264_1 $$a[Hoboken, New Jersey] :$$bJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd,$$c2023 000049051 300__ $$a1 online resource (pages 436-457) 000049051 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 000049051 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 000049051 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000049051 4901_ $$aJournal Of World Intellectual Property,$$x1747-1796 ;$$v26, 3, 2023 000049051 520__ $$aThe Covid-19 pandemic inflicted socioeconomic harm on an unprecedented scale. Across the world and to varying degrees, cinemas were closed, festivals were cancelled or postponed, and film releases were moved to future dates or delayed indefinitely. In 2020 the entire global theatrical and home/mobile entertainment market totalled $80.8 billion, the lowest figure since 2016 and a decline of 18% from 2019. Theatrical entertainment accounted for only 15% of the total global entertainment revenue, compared to 43% in 2019. While some has been written about the effects of Covid-19 on both international and local film industries, this article seeks to provide an African perspective focusing on the realities in Nigeria and South Africa, respectively. This article examines the importance of filmmaking industries in Nigeria and South Africa as well as the difficulties faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. Copyright laws in both terrains are critically reviewed based on the capacity of these laws to protect the interests of film industries pre and post-Covid-19. 000049051 588__ $$aCrossref 000049051 590__ $$aPublished online: 09-May-23 000049051 650_0 $$aCopyright law$$zAfrica. 000049051 650_0 $$aCOVID-19 pandemic. 000049051 650_4 $$aIntellectual property 000049051 650_0 $$aMotion picture industry. 000049051 650_0 $$aCopyright. 000049051 650_0 $$aIntellectual property. 000049051 7001_ $$aKouletakis, Jade,$$eauthor. 000049051 7001_ $$aLawal-Arowolo, Ayoyemi,$$eauthor. 000049051 7001_ $$aItanyi, Nkem,$$eauthor. 000049051 7731_ $$tJournal of World Intellectual Property$$wJWIP 000049051 830_0 $$aJournal Of World Intellectual Property,$$x1747-1796 ;$$v26, 3, 2023 000049051 85641 $$uhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jwip.12281$$yOnline version 000049051 904__ $$aJournal article 000049051 980__ $$aJWIP