Paul Play Slams Etisalat With N200 m Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Singer Paul Play Dairo has filed a N200m lawsuit against telecommunications company, Etisalat for using his song, Mosorire in its popular reality series, Nigerian Idol, without seeking his consent. In the suit filed at a Lagos High court and marked FHC/CS/581/2014, Optima Media Group was made co-defendant. Paul stated that the defendants had used his hit song, Mosorire, which he composed himself, to promote their TV show, Nigerian Idol in 2012 and 2013. He alleged that during the course of the programme, a contestant was made to reproduce his song and sing it without his express permission as the owner of the song. The court paper in part reads “I am the copyright owner of the work named and tagged “ Mosorire ”, contained in my repertoire, exclusively for the jurisdiction of Nigeria and the authority or permission to exploit such work can only be obtained from me. However, the defendants being an organiser of a television reality show tagged, “Nigeri...