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Thursday, May 3, 2012

riday, 4 May 2012 Benin Based Act To Sue Omawumi For N50 Million As Compensation For Tampering With Intellectual Property Rights

Naija's pop sensation and vocal power house Omawumi may be heading to court soon as a Benin based act is threatening to sue her for lifting a line from his song and using it for the single she recently released. Read the story and share your thoughts.
This is how Soundcity reports it;
Months after singer Omawunmi released her popular new single which she titled 'Bottom Belle, featuring current wave-making Afro centric act Flavour, the story reaching us has it that once upon a time popular Ajegunle act, called Xperience Oligbese now based in Edo State capital Benin City, has threatened to drag the song diva Omawunmi to law court for what he termed copyright breach.

The singer, popularly known for his trademark Oligbese, has said Omawunmi lifted some lines from his song he titled 'Do Something' which is contained in the album he titled 'Givam Chance', released sometime in early 2004 and was produced by Nelson Brown for Progressive Sound Park a Lagos based Recording company.

The Delta State born Dancehall act said: "Before Omawunmi recorded her song, we have met several times at shows, where I performed my songs in her presence and the only thing she told me was that she loves my style of song; but, she never told me that she was planning to lift some lines from my song titled “Do Something” until in February this year when the label owner that released my album called me to ask why I allowed Omawumi to lift some lines from my song without permission or credit to me and I was surprised. Even till last week I have been trying to call her but she refused to pick my calls."

Oligbese further lamented that the line lifted was his brain child where he sings "...brother do something, Kpamurege, sister so something, kpamurege..."

On what he was planning to do next the singer said that he had since consulted his legal advisers, reportedly led by a former deputy head at Gani Fawehinmi legal chambers, who are now preparing to sue Omawunmi and her Recording company for copyright infringement. Oligbese further said that he is seeking for N50million as compensation for tampering with his intellectual property rights.

So what do you guys think?