A Nigerian lawyer urges highlife performer Mike Ejeagha to sue production maker, Brain Jotter for utilizing his tune to make a huge number of naira while offering just N2 million in pay.
This came after the skit maker started his quest for the highlife singer following a viral skit featuring his melody from 2010.
Taking to the X stage, the legitimate expert, "Nupe Attorney," focused on the implication of Copyright breach.
As per him, Mike Ejeagha would get more cash-flow suing Brian Jotter than getting the badge of N2 million naira as pay.
“I trust the man has a decent lawyer???? you can’t use someone’s melody for content raking millions and propose to give the man “2million” as though you are helping the man????♂️,” he composed.
The tweet has received differing responses from virtual entertainment clients, who argued that the music has stayed latent for quite a long time and has never made that much money.
See comments below…
@bigmorsh said: “Not sure the man go do any case sef after 2 million. Since the melody has been there, did it bring him 2m?”
@OritogunM wrote: “He moved to the tune; he didn’t utter a solitary word, didn’t change the verses, didn’t change the tone, didn’t play out the melody in front of an audience, the man’s name showed up on the first melody tag on instagram. Presently he needs to pay eminences? Megan You Steed is as of now moving on TikTok; she ought to likewise request sovereignties from individuals for moving to her song?”
@IdanFederal believed: “People are entertaining sha. individual dance to tune and be blow. on the off chance that na so he dey be you know the number of craftsman go wear blow?…nobody guaranteed any licensed innovation here like say e recreate am.”
@Creed_printz expressed: “Wtf is 2,000,000, we ain’t serious in this country.”
@revelationrabbi noted: “The amusing thing is that similar Nigerians who can’t truly make sense of the encroachment of licensed innovation as robbery are similar Nigerians who need to challenge terrible governance.”
