If you are a citizen of or living in Nigeria at the time the book was fixed in a tangible medium, it is automatically protected by copyright.
Nigerian copyright law is meant to protect people creating original works in Nigeria. However, as a member of the World Trade Organization, Nigeria's copyright laws are harmonized with the laws of more than 160 other countries, all of whom are required to recognize each other's copyrights.
The Nigeria Copyright Commission has been praised by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for its efforts in reducing piracy in the country; an excellent article is linked below.
Each book has its own copyright information.
Copyright fees in the US range from $30 USD to $220 USD.
Once you have written a book, it is copyright to you. All writers copyright their own books.
Copyright exists as soon as the book is finished and it is not necessary to formally register with the US copyright office before publication.
1967- copyright renewed 1995
You cannot copyright a book with a future date. Copyright applies automatically as soon as the work is set in "permanent form," which usually means when it is written in draft. Copyright continues until 75 years after the death of the author. No actions are needed to obtain this property right. However, in the US, protecting your copyright in a book can be easier if the copyright statement appears in the front of the book.
Copyright Act, 1957, and Copyright Rules, 1958, as amended.
For the rightsholder, copyright allows an income to be derived from the book and its content. For a user, copyright law allows certain unlicensed uses such as in education or criticism.
The copyright year for The Hunger Games is 2008.
The copyright page is generally on the reverse of the title page rather than on the back of the book. It includes copyright and printing information.