NAN warns bloggers against illegal use of NAN news

NAN Managing Director, Bayo Onanuga, has warned bloggers and
other online publishers illegally using NAN news materials to stop
forthwith or face sanctions. Onanuga, who gave the warning over the
weekend in Abuja at a meeting with marketing staff of the agency,
said that NAN has begun compilation of a list of culprit bloggers
which would be forwarded to Google for redress and sanctions.

Google had recently warned of its readiness to shut down any
blogger or website found infringing on copyright of others as a
means of sanitising the online news business.

Onanuga disclosed that NAN has strengthened its tab on the
culprit bloggers and online users, noting that their unlawful
actions were impacting negatively on the revenue drive of the
agency.

“After a grace period of one month from today, any blogger or
online publisher still found using NAN news stories, photo news
etc, without subscription will be reported to Google,’’ he
stated.

“The offenders should know that NAN is always ready to assist
any media outfit, online or otherwise, that approaches us with
genuine request for assistance and possible rebate to enable them
grow and consolidate,’’ Onanuga stated.

“Everyone in the media industry knows that the business of news
gathering and processing to a high quality output as NAN does, is
capital intensive,’’ he said, adding; “we expect all NAN
stakeholders to help the agency by paying the publisher-friendly
token NAN is charging as subscription fee for its products’’.

While commending NAN marketers for being hardworking, he urged
them to redouble their efforts and generate more revenue to enable
NAN serve the Nigerian Media Industry and Nigerians better.

Onanuga promised to provide more logistics to assist NAN
marketers in the discharge of their functions.

NAN Managing Director, Bayo Onanuga, has warned bloggers and
other online publishers illegally using NAN news materials to stop
forthwith or face sanctions. Onanuga, who gave the warning over the
weekend in Abuja at a meeting with marketing staff of the agency,
said that NAN has begun compilation of a list of culprit bloggers
which would be forwarded to Google for redress and
sanctions.

Google had recently warned of its readiness to shut down any
blogger or website found infringing on copyright of others as a
means of sanitising the online news business.

Onanuga disclosed that NAN has strengthened its tab on the
culprit bloggers and online users, noting that their unlawful
actions were impacting negatively on the revenue drive of the
agency.

“After a grace period of one month from today, any blogger or
online publisher still found using NAN news stories, photo news
etc, without subscription will be reported to Google,’’ he
stated.

“The offenders should know that NAN is always ready to assist
any media outfit, online or otherwise, that approaches us with
genuine request for assistance and possible rebate to enable them
grow and consolidate,’’ Onanuga stated.

“Everyone in the media industry knows that the business of news
gathering and processing to a high quality output as NAN does, is
capital intensive,’’ he said, adding; “we expect all NAN
stakeholders to help the agency by paying the publisher-friendly
token NAN is charging as subscription fee for its products’’.

While commending NAN marketers for being hardworking, he urged
them to redouble their efforts and generate more revenue to enable
NAN serve the Nigerian Media Industry and Nigerians better.

Onanuga promised to provide more logistics to assist NAN
marketers in the discharge of their functions.