Recall that Mr. Omenuwoma Okson Dovie AKA Baba 2010', had, through his lawyers, the Barrister Rockson Igelige-led legal team of Felix, Igelige and Associates had served a Notice of Intention to MTN, in the letter dated 6th August, 2015, accusing it of illegally using its client's, four musical works- Gentleman, Omotena, Twisted, Unity Song- as caller tunes/ringtones without authorization from the musician. The telecommunications company has been using all four of Baba 2010's allegedly 'stolen' musical works as callertunes/ringtone for well over three years upon the payment of N50 subscription fee.
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) had afterwards invited Baba 2010's lawyers to the Commission on Thursday, 3rd of September, 2015, after which the Commission's prosecution department asked MTN's Chief Executive Officer, Mr M. Ikpoki to appear before it by 11am on Monday 28th September.
The copyright infringement allegation has finally climaxed today as two of Baba 2010's lawyers, Barr. Ogaga Ifowodo and Barr. Rockson Igelige, filed a N500M copyright violation suit against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. Talk about Omenuwoma Okson Dovie aka Baba 2010 VS MTN Nigeria Communications Limited: Suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/895/15.
The Plaintiff's first claim as contained in the suit is as follows:
(a) A DECLARATION that Copyright in the four songs namely "Gentleman”, “Omotena”, “Twisted”, and “Unity Song” contained in the plaintiff's 2005 Compact Disc album entitled "Twisted", reproduced, stored electronically and sold by the Defendant to its million of subscribers or customers nationwide upon the payment of N50 each for one month subject to another N50 monthly renewal charge, as ring-back tones or caller tunes, belongs to the Plaintiff.
See a copy of the suit below after the cut:
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| Baba 2010 and his Lawyers in front of Federal High Court, Abuja |
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| From L-R: Barr. Ogaga Ifowodo, Baba 2010 and Barr. Rockson Igelige |
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