The Legal, Economic, Social, Criminal and Political Challenges of Video Piracy: The Nigerian Experience

摘要: In the circumstance of existing pragmatic problem an endangering high prevalence video piracy and dearth empirical enquiries, this study attempted to fill knowledge gap in global discourse from legal, ethical, moral, economic, criminal political perspectives Nigeria. The investigated challenges Nigeria multiple perspectives. Adopting qualitative design case approach, a triangulation in-depth interview, focus group discussion document analysis methods were used for data collection. While judgment sampling method was adopted information gathering respondents, interpretive critical analytical analysis. study’s theoretical framework diffusion innovation theory. A set eight findings which uniquely contribute body on globally include: dangerous ethnic dimension trend Lagos; low level awareness amongst Nigerian public; poor monitoring post production reproduction processes by producers right owners; internal sabotage within plants among marketers; financial operational capacity stakeholders, non usage highly sophisticated technological devices protect works; experience devastating psychological trauma unwilling resort quality reduce cost risk; finally, four fundamental factors refuting claim piracy’s contribution emergence popularity industry. significance these includes: strategic insight understanding dynamics capable facilitating planning; control; eradication piracy; conflict prevention; update economic cultural development.