Tech Tools, Policy Needed To Tackle Nollywood Piracy – Aganbi
By TOSI ORE
FILM curator Don Pedro Aganbi says Nigeria can curb rising online piracy by combining technology with stronger laws and enforcement.
He noted that tools like AI, digital watermarking, content fingerprinting, and blockchain tracking can monitor and flag pirated works across websites, social media, and file-sharing platforms. He also urged telecoms and ISPs to block piracy sites and illegal downloads.
“Technology alone won’t solve it without policy reform, enforcement, and public-private collaboration,” Aganbi stressed.
He added that while piracy may never fully disappear, Nigeria can reduce its scale through affordable legal streaming options, public education, and stronger copyright protection.
Aganbi linked piracy’s persistence to high data costs, weak enforcement, poor broadband access, and poverty, which push millions toward pirated DVDs and downloads despite the rise of Netflix, Prime Video, and local streaming platforms.
