Top Nigerian online newspaper, DailyPost has commenced immediate legal
action against naij.com over piracy of its several news reports. DailyPost
had in a statement released on Sunday night lamented over naij.com’s
incessant use of its hard earned materials without permission, stating
that it is unfortunately criminal and an unforgiven act for naij.com to
tiptoe into its website and obtain information it knows little or nothing
about, claiming to be the owner of the said stolen and plagiarized news
with all sassiness.
The news organization further affirmed that it was a sad development that
a news website like Naij.com, that is supposed to know the legal
implication of plagiarism to continue to lift its materials WORD FOR WORD.
It said that the only additional work noticed in the copied version of
several of its original stories uncovered on Naij.com was the removal of
DailyPost from the text.
A search on naij.com showed that more than 80 news items were copied over
the last few weeks.
DailyPost believes that the brazen stealing of its content by naij.com
must henceforth stop as it has this time around refused to ignore the
continuous act of intellectual property abuse. The online newspaper said
it will stop just at nothing but to drag Naij.com to a competent court of
law for a proper interpretation on what the law says on content piracy.
In obvious angst, DailyPost Content Editor, Adoyi Ali who reacted to the
development said, ‘’it’s shameful that Naij.com could not change even a
line in the stories we exclusively reported”
Adoyi said such act was not only criminal but debasing. He said the
development further revealed that that Naij.com was slothfully relying on
already made news for survival. He said ‘’we are determined and not
emotionally swayed to look away when things are gradually taking the most
unfortunate dimension. The question is where is the sanity we use our
medium to preach, if we all continue in this plagiarism madness? ‘’
Already, all legal processes have commenced, as DailyPost’s lawyer is
already putting all proofs together to legally nail naij.com.
The company said it would have ignored the very act of impunity, but for
posterity, and for the sake of what journalism means in a country that is
presently struggling to bail itself out of some deep decadence, it will
fight the battle to finish.
See proofs of copied contents below:
1: EXCLUSIVE: Tension in Deeper Life camp as Kumuyi breaks down during
Easter Retreat, under treatment
Naij.com version (link)
Naij.com version (screenshot)
2: EFCC invites 8 Borno Commissioners over corruption charges
Naij.com version (link)
Naij.com version (screenshot)
3: Borno: Boko Haram members kidnap senatorial aspirant, demand to speak
with Shettima, Ndume
Naij.com version (link)
Naij.com version (screenshot)
3: Search of copied contents (link)
Search of copied content (screenshots)