Abstract The advent of the digital milieu and the explosion of the internet has made access, use, modification or duplication of original work easy. Physical reproductions have been replaced by digital reproduction, which has become much easier as well as cost-effective. The increased use of digital technology and online activities pose a serious threat to the cardinal objective of copyright protection. To counter these threats, measures have been developed technologically to make digital works difficult to copy, distribute and access without the necessary permission. These measures are covered under the heading of Digital Rights Management (DRM). Traditional copyright laws did not contemplate these threats and does not make provision to tackle them. Several countries have amended their copyright laws to address the threats posed by digital advancement. In this context, Nigeria has a draft (amendment) bill, 2015, which is before its national assembly. This paper calls for the swift passage of the bill to enable Nigeria to effectively provide for a legal framework to counter the threats posed by these digital advancements.

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数字版权管理系统和管理：尼日利亚的警钟！

摘要数字环境的出现和互联网的迅猛发展使得原始作品的访问，使用，修改或复制变得容易。物理复制已被数字复制取代，数字复制变得更加容易并且具有成本效益。数字技术和在线活动的日益使用对版权保护的基本目标构成了严重威胁。为了应对这些威胁，已经采取了技术措施，使得未经必要的许可很难复制，分发和访问数字作品。这些措施在数字版权管理（DRM）标题下涵盖。传统的版权法并未考虑这些威胁，也未提供应对措施。一些国家已经修改了其版权法，以应对数字发展带来的威胁。在这种情况下，尼日利亚提出了一项2015年（修订）法案草案，该草案已提交国民议会。本文呼吁尽快通过该法案，以使尼日利亚能够有效提供法律框架，以应对这些数字进步带来的威胁。