Veteran singer, Majek Fashek is getting ready to sue fellow singer, Timi Dakolo for copyright infringement to the tune of N100m for using his all time
Veteran singer, Majek Fashek is getting ready to sue fellow singer, Timi Dakolo for copyright infringement to the tune of N100m for using his all time hit, ‘Send down the rain’ without authorization unless Dakolo can provide proof of authorization from any representative of Majek Fashek. This much was revealed by the reggae musician’s manager, Uzoma Day Omenka, who said that the suit will be filed before the end of March, after their return from a trip to the United Kingdom.“We are not taking this case lightly. We are just awaiting the arrival of our solicitors from the U.S., and the UK then we will hit the courts.
For crying out loud, this guy is making money from itunes and he did what he did because he thinks in Nigeria, anything goes. If he can prove as he claimed that he paid for the use of the song and he can show concrete proof of it then he will go free, but if not, we will definitely meet in court,” he said.Recall that Majek Fashek had described Timi as unoriginal and a very bad artiste last year for alleged copyright of the same song to which Timi had replied, that he rightfully paid Majek’s manager for the rights to remake the song, with receipts to prove it.
According to Omenka, “Timi remixed the song without the knowledge of Majek Fashek, during that period that I was in the US. When I came back I heard the song on iTunes where people were downloading it and they were making money, I was surprised. As a sign of respect he would have come to meet the legend because the song is not an ordinary song. When we asked Timi what happened, he said he spoke with the manager. I wondered which manager as I am the manager and he never spoke to me.”
Timi Dakolo
