Ghanaian musician Obrafour is dragging Canadian rapper Drake to court over the unauthorised use of his song.
In music, sampling is a prevalent idea in which artists draw from the works of others in order to improve their own work. To borrow legally, one must obtain permission, and failure to obtain such authorization is a copyright violation.Information Guide Nigeria
Ghanaian musician Obrafour is suing megastar rapper Drake for sampling his song without his consent. Drake sampled Obrafour’s ‘Oye Ohene’ remix in the song ‘Calling My Name’ from Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ album, which was released in 2022.
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According to the Ghanaian legend, Drake had previously asked permission, which was denied, but the rapper went ahead with the sampling nonetheless.
As digitalization makes it easier for artists to identify similarities, copyright infringement is becoming increasingly widespread in music.
Puff Diddy just stated that he pays Sting $2,000 per day for unlawfully sampling his album ‘Every Breath You Take’ on his hit Notorious BIG tribute ‘Missing You.’
The court ordered Robin Thicke and Pharell Williams to pay Marvin Gaye’s estate up to $5 million as a penalty for sampling the deceased’s ‘Got to Give It Up’ on their smash single ‘Blurred Lines.’NYSC Portal
We’ve also seen incidents of copyright infringement in Nigeria, with Danny Young suing Tiwa Savage for sampling his song “Oju Ti Ti Won.”
Tempoe recently sued Asa and P.Prime for copyright infringement, while the single filed a separate complaint against Tempoe and Joeboy for copyright infringement.JAMB Result
Obrafour could be in for a hefty payoff if he can persuade the court to award him a large payment for copyright infringement.
Speaking on the issue, Obrafour’s lawyer, Imran Ansari, indicated that the Ghanaian musician is the lawful owner of the copyright in both Ghana and the United States, and Drake’s usage of the song was illegal.
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