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Saturday, 14 November 2015

Court awards N500 million to King Sunny Ade over copyrights infringement 30 years after he sued

A Federal High Court on Friday, November 13, awarded King Sunny Ade N500 million as damages for copyright infringement. Also included was an additional N3 million for prosecuting the case.
This is coming thirty years after the Juju music legend took record manufacturing company African Songs and its subsidiary Take Your Choice Stores to court.
 
The two companies were ordered to pay the sum by Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Lagos, while delivering judgment in the suit first instituted by the musician in 1975.
King Sunny Ade had stated in his statement of claim that in 1975, a contract dispute arose between him and the two companies culminating to a judgement delivered by Justice Dosumu presiding over a Lagos high court.
 
According to him, in the said judgement the court ordered the companies to return the master tapes of the original musical works produced under the label of the two companies by Sunny Ade and his green sport back to him, but before the master tape could be returned the chairman chief Executive Office of the two companies Chief Bolarinwa Abioro died.
 
Consequently, in a bid to retrieve the master Tapes Sunny Ade in 1997 dragged the two companies before a federal high court in Lagos, joined as co-defendants are, Lati Alagbada, Record manufacturing Nigeria limited, Ibukunola printers, Alhaja Awawu Ade Amodu,and M.O. Alagbada, who he alleged have been using the master tapes to produce inferior qualities of his musical works and sell them to members of the public thereby depriving him of his means of livelihood.
 
Many of these companies don't exist anymore though...
at 11/14/2015 07:06:00 pm

61 comments:

  1. Davido's driver14 November 2015 at 19:07

    Congrats ksa

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  2. STERN14 November 2015 at 19:08

    #500 million? Cos of what? Mtsheew

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    1. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 12:38

      Dumbass . Thickness impersonified. Because it wasn't your don jazzy or Davido or any of your jollof rice music pple right?

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  3. Davido's driver14 November 2015 at 19:08

    Since the companies don't exist it means the money won't be paid?

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  4. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:09

    Mehn! Dats huge.

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  5. Bonita Bislam14 November 2015 at 19:11

    Just when his teeth are too weak to enjoy the rich strong bones.Smh

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  6. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:11

    Who go pay the money kwanu, mcheeeeeeeeew! Nonsense! Linda take note!

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  7. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:11

    After 30 years?
    If these companies don't exist anymore, who will pay him then?

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  8. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:12

    Who go pay the money kwanu, mcheeeeeeeeew! Nonsense! Linda take note!

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  9. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:12

    So where would they get the money lol

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  10. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:14

    Hmmmmmm aft how many yrs but if d company doesn't exist anymore Who wil now pay him kwah nu...

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  11. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:14

    Who pays him d cash then?*

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  12. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:15

    Wow! Congrats Baba!

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  13. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:24

    So how much will he get?

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  14. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 19:29

    Lol. I understand that some of the owners of these companies are dead. KSA should ask the judge to help collect this money. They can arrange for a sharing formula afterwards.

    God help our country

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    1. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 20:06

      5gig for 1k on all android devices whatsapp 08020544149

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    2. Juleslouis14 November 2015 at 20:12

      Lolz, since the companies don't exist anymore how is he planning on getting d money?

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    3. Unknown14 November 2015 at 20:18

      Hehehhehe

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    4. Unknown14 November 2015 at 20:39

      Lol.
      ~D great anonymous!

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  15. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 19:29

    Lol. I understand that some of the owners of these companies are dead. KSA should ask the judge to help collect this money. They can arrange for a sharing formula afterwards.

    God help our country

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  16. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:33

    Oh No!

    Shame unto our justice system delivering dis type of judgement when its obvious dat it wil amounts to futility.

    Comment frm ROYAL PRIESTHOOD (royalpriesthood007@gmail.com)

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  17. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 19:34

    Linda weyray... Buahahahahahahahahaha!

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  18. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 19:39

    Omo, baba don hammer

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  19. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:49

    Na who go givam de money nah

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  20. Unknown14 November 2015 at 19:58

    Omg,its only a matter of time....enjoy grandpa

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  21. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 19:59

    Nonsencek

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  22. Yomi Ibironke14 November 2015 at 20:04

    Where will they get that kind of money?

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  23. shandy jummy14 November 2015 at 20:10

    See money

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  24. Edu Emina14 November 2015 at 20:12

    So who is the judgement against when the sued companies no longer exist? Tales by moonlight.

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  25. mel2014 November 2015 at 20:18

    So Hyperthecally no money to claim since the companies are dead...

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  26. Unknown14 November 2015 at 20:33

    Lol 9ja nawa o after 30yrs

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  27. Unknown14 November 2015 at 20:34

    a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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    Nna dude just turn millionnaire over night.... Congrats to the nigga though....
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    ***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

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    1. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 21:03

      For the record, KSA had been a millionaire before many guys on this blog were born n not an overnight millionaire.

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    2. Teddy!14 November 2015 at 23:18

      'Dude' turned millionaire overnight!? Are u daft!? Do u live on earth?? KSA has been a millionaire long before you were born! Go back to selling gala in traffic!

      Twat!

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    3. knowurway.com15 November 2015 at 00:00

      Lol. @ go back to selling gala in traffic.

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    4. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 00:39

      As in en..if this slave priesthood just dey my front now I for give am one bad knock.some people just comr here to chat shit sha.

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  28. Unknown14 November 2015 at 20:34

    Who knw dat record label plz?mtcheeeew whaat a justice system

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  29. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 20:42

    Thank God that judgement is now being passed on copy right infringement. Those Igbos doing it will now stop or else face the law. The fear of Buhari's administration is the beginning of wisdom. For those shouting for change, change has started.

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    1. Unknown14 November 2015 at 22:55

      Fool if them say make u buy original CD 2500 now u go dey shout....egyptian monkey

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    2. Unknown14 November 2015 at 23:00

      Story

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    3. Teddy!14 November 2015 at 23:20

      That's not fair, piracy has nothing to do with tribe!

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    4. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 02:06

      But let's be frank, it is mostly Igbo people that do piracy and sell in Idumota market or traffic.

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    5. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 02:12

      @okafor richard If u know u cannot afford the CD for N2,500 you can leave it. Must u listen to the music? Pray to God to bless u so that u will be able to afford it instead of doing illegal piracy. You are removing food from somebody's table and killing his sweat by pirating his song. You wait and let the original owner of the music gain his money first, then you can now buy the CD when the price has dropped to N100

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    6. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 02:22

      @richard okafor It is not by force to buy CD at N2,500. If u cannot afford it, tell God to bless you so that u will be able to afford it. You are removing food from the table of the original owner of the music by doing piracy and it is not fair because it is the person's sweat. If u like the music so much, u can wait for the original owner of the music to gain his money first. Then when the price drops to N100, you can now buy it but let the owner make his profit first. You greedy Igbo goat

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    7. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 02:24

      @richard okafor It is not by force to buy CD at N2,500. If u cannot afford it, tell God to bless you so that u will be able to afford it. You are removing food from the table of the original owner of the music by doing piracy and it is not fair because it is the person's sweat. If u like the music so much, u can wait for the original owner of the music to gain his money first. Then when the price drops to N100, you can now buy it but let the owner make his profit first. You greedy Igbo goat. Anuofia

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  30. Unknown14 November 2015 at 20:59

    Fucked up law that exist in dis country.....

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  31. Unknown14 November 2015 at 21:21

    Finally baba has landed in another milk and honey,how is the money going to be paid now the two owners are dead or is the company still functioning?. TIMILEYIN BLESSING

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  32. Claire14 November 2015 at 21:28

    What hope does the common man have in our justice system? Why should it take this long to get victory on a man's sweat? This is a pyrrhic victory and is of no moment. Our justice system needs an urgent overhauling. May God help us

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  33. Unknown14 November 2015 at 21:38

    OMO LIFE CHANGING...








    AUNTY LINDA....

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  34. Anonymous14 November 2015 at 21:53

    Open up this site and follow it up to fat up ur bank account http://parttimeduty.com/index.php?ref=87413

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  35. Unknown14 November 2015 at 22:16

    Linda between 1975 and 2015 is 40 years and not 30, pls take note.

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    1. Anonymous15 November 2015 at 02:29

      @kelechi onwuehnule Madam oversabi. Pls note that it was in 1975 that the music was released and not when the case was taken to court. The incidence happened but court case started years after that. So read well b4 u correct Linda

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  36. Unknown14 November 2015 at 23:10

    That's good for him

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  37. Unknown15 November 2015 at 00:59

    Radarada justice in naija! I knw 3owners of the companies mentioned that are dead already, Ibukunola wuz my dad's frnd n he's dead so hw wud KSA get paid? Justice delayed is justice denied jo!

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  38. Unknown15 November 2015 at 01:03

    Radarada justice in Naija yi sha! I knw 3owners of the companies mentioned that are already dead, Ibukunola wz my dad's friend n he's dead yrs ago...so hw wud KSA be paid? Justice delayed is justice denied jo!

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  39. mildvoice15 November 2015 at 01:47

    WOW!!! BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. GOOD FOR HIM.

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  40. Unknown15 November 2015 at 09:04

    Omo see moni o.

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  41. MADE IN NIGERIA15 November 2015 at 09:41

    After 30years? And most of the companies don't exist anymore? Lol, naija judicial system, nawa oooo.......

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  42. Unknown16 November 2015 at 15:47

    After 30yrs? The companies are no more in existence..The law is an ass

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