Music
Alleged Copyright Infringement: Danny Young sues Tiwa Savage, Mavin Records for N200m
Danny Young’s lawyers, Creative Legal, have filed a lawsuit against Tiwa Savage and Mavin Records for damages in the sum of N200m for copyright infringement.
Danny Young is seeking remedy against Tiwa Savage and Mavins Records for unlawfully copying his 2009 release, Oju Tiwon, in Tiwa’s 2018 release, One.
Explaining why the case had to be instituted, Justin Ige, Principal Attorney at Creative Legal, answered,
“Piracy is bad enough, but it is perhaps worse when creative people appear to completely disrespect the intellectual property rights of fellow creatives. Such conduct should not be without due consequences”
He further explained that Danny Young wants to make this a case study for people in the creative industry to recognize their rights even in its simplest form.
A layman may not understand what we are fighting for as it is more technical than just the lyrics. Nigeria is a place where writers do not get credits from the artiste they wrote songs for because the artiste wants to get all the glory alone.
Producers also do not know that they have a right to royalties even after being paid for the beat.
If I contribute one word to your composition, I automatically have a right to credits as one of the writers.
This is a world standard and anything less is unacceptable especially when coming from an artiste that has international exposure.
The lawsuit (Suit No: FHC/L/CS/230/2019) was filed at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on the 13th day of February 2019.
-
News24 hours ago
Military frees abducted Lagos editor Segun Olatunji
-
featured14 hours ago
Song lyrics are now simpler, angrier, more self-obsessed – Study
-
Entertainment16 hours ago
Why I became transgender – Bobrisky
-
News16 hours ago
Easter: IGP assures police commitment to public safety
-
News15 hours ago
Tinubu appoints new chairman for code of conduct bureau
-
News16 hours ago
Nationwide blackout imminent as national grid collapses
-
News5 hours ago
Lagos postpones Easter boat race
-
News6 hours ago
Woman loses pregnancy in Anambra after eight days detention