The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has successfully secured the suspension of moviebox.ng, an online platform suspected of widespread copyright infringement.
The NCC’s shuts down of MovieBox.ng, effective since July 20, was achieved with the crucial assistance of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for Nigeria’s top-level domain.
Dr. John Asein, Director General of the NCC, announced the development, emphasizing that the illicit operations of moviebox.ng suggested “a coordinated attempt to sustain piracy operations through clone or fallback domains.”
He noted the website’s sophisticated efforts to evade detection and takedown by utilising “multiple mirror domains to promote and gain access to copyright-protected content and a domain history that aligns with known piracy operations.”
Asein issued a stern warning to the public against engaging with sites that promise free streaming and downloads. Beyond copyright infringement, such platforms often expose unsuspecting users to severe risks, including malware, financial scams, identity theft, and other fraudulent activities.
The NCC commended NiRA for its responsiveness and urged other stakeholders in the online space, particularly Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and intermediaries, to “always act responsibly and expeditiously to take down notices and blocking directives as required under the Copyright Act, 2022.”
The Commission also confirmed that it is actively pursuing the deactivation of other mirror sites associated with moviebox.ng.
Right owner associations within the movie, music, and broadcast industries have applauded the suspension as a welcome development.
This action aligns with the NCC’s broader “Stand Together against Online Piracy (STOP)” campaign, launched earlier this year, which calls on government agencies, ISPs, telecom operators, and industry leaders to collaborate as frontline enforcement partners to safeguard creative content and ensure the nation’s digital future.
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