The Performing Arts Performance by musicians, singers, story￾tellers, and actors has long been accorded legal protection nationally and internation￾ally (Odunaike, 2016). The sector consti￾tutes a specific genre of intellectual property in Nigeria. Performers focus on interpreting, translating and transmitting stories, songs, folklore and diverse literary works through performances and thus constitute an intrin￾sic part of the creative value chain.