{"id":160235,"date":"2024-02-13T10:22:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=160235"},"modified":"2024-02-13T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:22:38","slug":"singer-ewa-cole-reportedly-sues-funke-akindele-jjc-skillz-over-copyright-infringement-demands-n300m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/02\/13\/singer-ewa-cole-reportedly-sues-funke-akindele-jjc-skillz-over-copyright-infringement-demands-n300m\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Ewa Cole reportedly sues Funke Akindele, JJC Skillz over copyright infringement, demands N300M"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Singer, Ewa Cole, has sued filmmaker Funke Akindele and music executive, Abdulrasheed \u2018JJC Skillz\u2019 for allegedly infringing on her songs in the series \u2018She Must Be Obeyed\u2019, streamed on Prime Video.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Through her lawyer, Adewale Williams, she claimed ownership of \u2018Opoor\u2019 and \u2018Bhad Garl\u2019, used without permission. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She demanded N300 million in damages and a perpetual injunction against further use, performance, or reproduction of her works, also seeking a share of profits.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nigerian singer, Ewaoluwa Olatunji, known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/02\/01\/nigerian-singer-ewa-cole-becomes-guinness-world-record-holder-of-singing-christmas-songs-for-31-hours\/\"><strong>Ewa Cole<\/strong><\/a>, has filed a lawsuit against filmmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/02\/06\/funke-akindeles-movie-a-tribe-called-judah-grosses-80000-at-uk-cinemas\/\"><strong>Funke Akindele<\/strong><\/a> and music executive Abdulrasheed \u2018JJC Skillz\u2019 for alleged copyright infringement of her songs in the film \u2018She Must Be Obeyed\u2019, produced by SceneOne Entertainment and co-directed by Akindele and JJC Skillz.<\/p>\n<p>The series, featuring Nancy Isime, Abdulateef Adedimeji, Akah Nnani, Veeiye, Waje, Patience Ozokwo, Rachael Okonkwo, and Mike Ezuronye, streamed on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p>Through her legal representative Adewale Williams, Ewa Cole claimed ownership of the songs \u2018Opoor\u2019 and \u2018Bhad Garl\u2019, reproduced without her permission in the series.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, also names Tony Ugiagbe (Topage), Waje, Veeiye, Amazon Web Services Nigeria Ltd. (BoomPlay), Amazon Web Services Inc., and Apple Inc. as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>Ewa Cole alleges that \u2018Bhad Gyal\u2019 and \u2018Opoor\u2019 were reproduced by Waje and Veeiye after Topage, the song producer, informed her of their rejection.<\/p>\n<p>She contended that the songs were used without authorization and without crediting her, constituting copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<p>The suit reads:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSometime in June 2021, Our Client was contacted by one Mr Fony a.k.a Tony Age to produce soundtracks for the movie \u201cShe Must Be Obeyed\u201d series being produced by Scene One production, Funke Akindele and her crew at that material time. The movie starred several celebrities like Veeiye (as Tito); Waje (as X-cite)}; Shaffy Belfo as Iya Siyanbola, amongst others,\u201d the petition reads.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur brief revealed that after writing and recording the two songs, \u201cBhad Gyal\u201d and \u201cOPOOR\u201d in a music studio with the aid of Mr. Tony a.k.a Tony Age (who was working with the \u201cShe Muse Be Obeyed\u201d crew as that time), she handed over the tracks to him with the understanding that Funke Akindele and her crew will reach out to her for payments and recognition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAfter weeks of waiting, Our Client received the sad news that her songs had been rejected and would no longer be deployed in the production of the series only for Our Client to shockingly discover thereafter that she has been lied to and scammed, and that her songs were in fact REPRODUCED by Waje and Veeiye and deployed for the production of the said movie without Our Client\u2019s permission or approval or any credit to her. As a matter of fact, the \u201cBhad Gyal\u2019 song was mimed by Waje while on stage in the movie, whilst the OPOOR song ran through the background of the entirety of the series.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe \u201cShe Must Be Obeyed\u201d series released in September 2023 and premiered by Amazon Prime Video is now been watched round the globe and generating several revenues for Amazon, Apple Music, BoomPlay, Funke Akindele, and her crew without even the least recognition of Our Client as the author of those songs.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ewa Cole is also demanding N300 million in damages for the alleged infringement of her work.<\/p>\n<p>She asked that the court grant a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from further copyrighting, performing, or reproducing her musical works.<\/p>\n<p>She also prayed that the court would order the defendants to share 45 percent of the profits made in the use, performance, reproduction, and distribution of the two songs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singer, Ewa Cole, has sued filmmaker Funke Akindele and music executive, Abdulrasheed \u2018JJC Skillz\u2019 for allegedly infringing on her songs in the series \u2018She Must Be Obeyed\u2019, streamed on Prime Video. 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