The stage appears set for a court battle between two Nigeria’s music
artistes, award winning hip-hop star, D’banj and Kelly Hansome over
alleged copyright infringement. ........Mo’ Hits alleged that the D’banj’s song, I’m Feeling Good, was leaked
in the process of recording and it finally found it’s way into Kelly
Hansome’s hands who quickly did a ‘remix’. “It shows how slippery the
nation’s entertainment sector is,” the star’s publicist said in the
statement.
The statement read: “Do take notice that Mo’Hits Records Limited is
the lawful owner of rights to the recorded material (I’m Feeling Good)
being touted by one Kelechi Obinna Orji a.k.a. Kelly Hansome or persons
acting for him.
Mo’Hits Records Limited has not granted the said rights to Mr.
Hansome or to anyone else. Mr. Hansome’s possession and offering of the
material at issue is unauthorized, unjustified, inexcusable and
downright illegal; the subject of current civil and criminal
proceedings.”
Mo’ Hits advised anyone not to “publish, offer, play, copy, post or
howsoever treat with the said material if or when it is offered to you.”
Hansome through his lawyer had denied any wrong doing. “If that
position does not change, Mo’ Hits will be left with no choice than to
seek redress in the law court but in the intermission, any third party
that does not want to be dragged into this litigation should desist
from promoting the work in any form,” the statement warned.
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