The Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday awarded N500 million to highlife musician, Sunny Ade, for alleged copyright infringement.
The musician had sued a record manufacturing company, African Songs and its subsidiary, Take Your Choice Stores, about 30 years ago.
The court awarded the sum against the defendants for infringing on his works, with additional N3 million for prosecuting the suit.
The two companies were ordered to pay the sum by Justice James Tsoho, who delivered judgment in the suit first filed by the musician in 1975.
Sunny Ade had stated in his statement of claim that a contract dispute arose between him and the two companies culminating in a judgement delivered by a Lagos High Court.
According to him, the court ordered the companies to return the master tapes of the original musical works to him.
He said before the master tape could be returned, the companies’Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Chief Bolarinwa Abioro, died.
Consequently, in a bid to retrieve the master tapes, Ade in 1997 sued the two companies.
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500million???
ReplyDeleteChai! See retirement money. Congratulations King Sunny Ade.
DeleteThat's some huge dough
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Pls pray for Paris! PARIS is MOUNRNING!
ReplyDeleteLord av mercy
AKA sumborri
Sunny my Man
ReplyDeleteand the rich keeps getting richer....Congrats baba
ReplyDeleteWelcome devt.
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ReplyDelete#GODWIN™
Hian!
ReplyDeleteDo the companies have 500m to cough out?
Woow!!
ReplyDelete30 years ago? Indeed Justice delayed is never denied..
Good for him
ReplyDeleteAfter how many years?
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That name "Bolarinwa"
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the movie, The Meeting
Rinrinbaby,Rin nwa! Lmao
I think Nse's name in the movie was Bolarinwa.
See pepper ! Trust Yoruba man , as soon as dz money enters his hand ( dats if he finally gets it ) , he will throw a big OWAMBE party , marry d fifth wife which he will name ( married wen court money came ) , wen a baby comes , he will name him or her in yoruba ( court money brought you into d world ) . Make Yoruba people wey dey dz blog no call 4 my head ooo . I dey beg oo !
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ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Dude just turned overnight millionnaire though....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***
Verdict after 30 years!
ReplyDeleteWhat if he had died before now?
Who for enjoy the victory and the money?
Fucked up country mehn!!!
Has he received alert? Until then, *clears throat*
ReplyDelete30 years ago???????
ReplyDeletegood to hear.we are really in the era of change.glad to be a lawyer.congrats sir
ReplyDeleteThis is a landmark judgement.
ReplyDeleteBut is the company still in existence?
Congrats KSA.
The pertinent question is
ReplyDeleteWhen is he getting the money?
Choi no be small tin, after all dis years? Dis man sef strong and e get mind sha. Tho am not in support of wat d company did. Allthesame I wish him well.
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