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?
Ori e o pe,he must be very mad. Anybody cn say broda do sumtin kpamuruge he shud shut up abeg.
ReplyDeleteI've never even heard his name talkless of whatever song he is talking about. brother sit down u cant be famous by force
ReplyDeleteRubbish & Nonsense..........jobless souls
ReplyDelete50million???.... LOL.... You can't give wat u don't have !!
ReplyDeleteYou are so onpoint! Hehehehee e wan colet d 50m as ransom ni or sell her?
Deleteit dsnt mata if you havnt heard the song or not, what matters is that she lifted without permission and that is wrong...it absolutely dsnt mata who is more famous...nd if you have heard the song you would knw that she sang that line exactly the way he sang his song...buh me thinks 50million is sha too much...
ReplyDeleteAs in ehn......dis is imported rabbish!!!! Wth is spectacular in sister kpamurege.....eeish! Na for inyanya to go bankrupt if lyk 6-7 musicians sue am for 'bust ma brain' cos e remixed lyk 7 songs(Snow,patra,rihanna ,sean paul,chakademus&Pliers etc).which one is permission? Plenti dont dull in pipu's song and wizkid no poopoo for body...ebute metta made banky W. Popular and riri is still alive...me i dnt c anytin wrong in addin a litu bit of d old in d new,e shuld feel honoured sef cos bfor nao nobody knew his daddy #jes saying...turn by turn nain lyf b abt oo,no latecomer for stardom....hahaahaaha
ReplyDeleteAbeg d guy shud go ad rest i dnt even no him until now ad av neva hrd him sing even if i sch in edo state.d guy is a thieve he is lukin 4 free 50million.ole don't go ad wrk.b lukin 4 short cut 2 sucess.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are right! Besides it not like the words are his registered trademark.
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