Copyright: Veteran Highlife Singer Monday Edo Slams Shallipopi With N200m Lawsuit for Using His Sounds
- Up-and-coming Nigerian singer Shallipopi has landed himself in yet another trouble as veteran Edo Highlife musician Pa Monday Edo drags him to court
- Some legal papers have been trending online of Pa Monday Edo slamming a copyright infringement lawsuit against young Afro-fusion singer, Shallipopi
- Pa Monday, in his lawsuit, demanded N200m in restitution and compensation from Shalipopi for using his sound, stems and lyrics without his permission
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Veteran Highlife singer Monday Edosomwan Igbinidu has taken young Afro-fusion artist Crown Uzama aka Shalipopi, to court.
This came to public knowledge as some court papers filed at the Edo state high court emerged online of Pa Monday Edo filing a copyright infringement suit against Shallipopi.
Source: Instagram
The lawsuit stated that Shallipopi had infringed on Pa Monday's copyright by using his sound, lyrics and stems on his new song Obapluto.
The veteran musician, in his suit, gave Shalipopi seven days to render an account of all proceeds already accruable to the new record, future profits to be shared in a 70-30% ratio, with the former being for the Highlife singer and the latter for Shali.
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Pa Monday also demanded N200m in damages to be paid to him for infringing his copyright.
He further demanded a public apology in two notable and widely read newspapers and across the singer's social media pages.
See the full details of the lawsuit by Monday Edosomwan against Shalipopi:
See how netizens reacted to the lawsuit against Shalipopi for copyright infringement
@ocynachii:
"The so many comments I see here shows that we have so many educated illiterate in this country even if this man is not alive his kids or grandkids (family) still has the right to slam you with a heavy lawsuit for copyright infringement."
@spicy_zee1:
"Is the part some of you’re saying the song is unknown ,but Benin people can sing it word for word lol,if you know Benin highlife so well,then you Cannot say is unknown,just Stop justifying rubbish before this lawsuit,the man came out to tell him to come see him but the boy felt like is just clout."
@bigbrokelvin:
"Music business is music business. Don’t just jump on the mic to sing - learn the business and you’ll avoid a lot of mistakes and dramas."
@plutomania_boy:
"If dem still your hardwork, you go happy? Wetin Popi do nah wrong tin. Thank God say no be Americans he try am with sha."
@mrwealths:
"Na hé children jst Dey push dis man. Na dis small boy una wan take rich over night. Dat mc jerry carry ur Epa enta House. Mk una nor spoil una name finish."
@ckgramm:
"He wan rip shalipopi person wey carry us go pluto."
@slashazhandle:
"Shally is wrong for Using a legend's music without proper permission but one good thing is that it has brought more attention to the original song and the creator. This money demanded is plenty and there is no way this guy can cough it out. Dear creatives, as excited as you may be about a song you like. It's essential to obtain the necessary licenses or permissions before using copyrighted music to avoid legal issues such as this...(there is bad publicity if and when you cannot control the narrative)"
@pokabyjosh:
"You may lambast him for the demand. You may shame him or say his song was unknown. But it's his intellectual property and a product of his creativity. The earlier we got used to the right ways the better for us."
@samvail__:
"But if no he say na Nigeria and people don’t want to say the truth… That song is the man’s voice through out. This guy just added his own voice. Why would you do that to someone song without having an agreement with him before remixing the song."
That's how it should be, Burna Boy is still paying the Kuti family - Media Strategist Demo says
Legit.ng in a bid to shed more light on the trending conversation about Shalipopi getting dragged to court by veteran Pa Monday Edo we reached out to media strategist Demo of UK, and this is what said;
"Yup! Thats how it should be! You sample people you have to give credits and discuss or pay off proceeds before the release of the song. Ordinary beat wey Burna sample, Toni Braxton wan wound am. Till today e still dey share money with Kuti family."
Portable leads as many music lovers drag Shalipopi for topping Apple Music Nigeria with few seconds of fame
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that controversial singer Portable drew the attention of music enthusiasts to the streaming success of fast-rising singer Crown Uzama, popularly known as Shallipopi.
The Zazuu act, on social media, alleged that the young talent faked his way to the top of the Apple Music Nigeria chart.
Shallipopi, who was just released from prison after being caught and convicted of online fraud, released the song, Ex-Convict. The tune quickly became number two on the international streaming app, triggering Portable.
Source: Legit.ng
