{"id":453020,"date":"2018-01-08T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/08\/legal-action-against-burna-boy-for-piracy-not-necessary-a-i\/"},"modified":"2018-01-08T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T11:00:24","slug":"legal-action-against-burna-boy-for-piracy-not-necessary-a-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/08\/legal-action-against-burna-boy-for-piracy-not-necessary-a-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal action against Burna Boy for piracy not necessary &#8211; A.I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Monday,  8 January 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-01-08<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/29739089.295.jpg\" alt=\"Grind9\" title=\"Grind9\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>A.I<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1515409224_235_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">After public outbursts on Twitter in 2017 by Ghanaian artiste A.I and Vision DJ over a remake of their hit single \u2018Grind\u2019 by Nigeria\u2019s Burna Boy, many thought the two Ghanaians would take legal action.<\/p>\n<p>However, Emmanual Kwadwo Ayisi Oware, simply known as A.I, in an interview with JoyNews\u2019 Maxwell Amoofia insists that legal action against the Nigerian was not needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome things are better left [the way they are]. We didn\u2019t want to take it up. It wasn\u2019t necessary\u2026We saw that it wasn\u2019t necessary.\u201d A.I said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that, Burna Boy\u2019s camp had removed the songs from all websites and platforms where it had been uploaded.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy had recorded his own version of \u2018Grind\u2019 which he titled \u2018Chilling Chilling\u2019, without seeking permission from the original owners of the song, A.I and Vision DJ.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the Nigerian artiste in the production of his own version maintained A.I\u2019s verses from the original song.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Vision DJ announced that Burna Boy did not contact him or A.I before recording the said remake.<\/p>\n<p>Things got a bit murkier when Burna Boy blocked A.I on Twitter after using his intellectual property without authorisation.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy\u2019s decision to block A.I caused uproar on the micro blogging site with many describing the Nigerian artiste\u2019s action as childish.<\/p>\n<p>JoyNews had initially contacted the aggrieved parties for their reaction but they declined to comment stating that their lawyers were handling the matter.<\/p>\n<p>This response triggered rumors of a possible law suit against Burna Boy.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, A.I\u2019s recent comments indicate that Burna Boy being made to face the music was less likely.<\/p>\n<p>In spite of this position, the \u2018Grind\u2019 singer reveals that he was disappointed that the Nigerian did not use the appropriate means to do \u2018business\u2019 with them.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video below for more:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gat6JEi5K2w\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music of Monday, 8 January 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-01-08 A.I After public outbursts on Twitter in 2017 by Ghanaian artiste A.I and Vision DJ over a remake of their hit single \u2018Grind\u2019 by Nigeria\u2019s Burna Boy, many thought the two Ghanaians would take legal action. 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