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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...
61 comments:
Congrats ksa
#500 million? Cos of what? Mtsheew
Since the companies don't exist it means the money won't be paid?
Mehn! Dats huge.
Just when his teeth are too weak to enjoy the rich strong bones.Smh
Who go pay the money kwanu, mcheeeeeeeeew! Nonsense! Linda take note!
After 30 years?
If these companies don't exist anymore, who will pay him then?
Who go pay the money kwanu, mcheeeeeeeeew! Nonsense! Linda take note!
So where would they get the money lol
Hmmmmmm aft how many yrs but if d company doesn't exist anymore Who wil now pay him kwah nu...
Who pays him d cash then?*
Wow! Congrats Baba!
So how much will he get?
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
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
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)
Linda weyray... Buahahahahahahahahaha!
Omo, baba don hammer
Na who go givam de money nah
Omg,its only a matter of time....enjoy grandpa
Nonsencek
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So who is the judgement against when the sued companies no longer exist? Tales by moonlight.
Lolz, since the companies don't exist anymore how is he planning on getting d money?
Hehehhehe
No be small
So Hyperthecally no money to claim since the companies are dead...
Lol 9ja nawa o after 30yrs
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***
Who knw dat record label plz?mtcheeeew whaat a justice system
Lol.
~D great anonymous!
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.
Fucked up law that exist in dis country.....
For the record, KSA had been a millionaire before many guys on this blog were born n not an overnight millionaire.
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
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
OMO LIFE CHANGING...
AUNTY LINDA....
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Linda between 1975 and 2015 is 40 years and not 30, pls take note.
Fool if them say make u buy original CD 2500 now u go dey shout....egyptian monkey
Story
That's good for him
'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!
That's not fair, piracy has nothing to do with tribe!
Gbam!
Lol. @ go back to selling gala in traffic.
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.
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!
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!
WOW!!! BETTER LATE THAN NEVER. GOOD FOR HIM.
But let's be frank, it is mostly Igbo people that do piracy and sell in Idumota market or traffic.
@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
@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
@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
@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
Omo see moni o.
After 30years? And most of the companies don't exist anymore? Lol, naija judicial system, nawa oooo.......
Dumbass . Thickness impersonified. Because it wasn't your don jazzy or Davido or any of your jollof rice music pple right?
After 30yrs? The companies are no more in existence..The law is an ass
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