{"id":59267,"date":"2023-04-19T11:10:50","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/19\/obrafour-sues-drake-10-million-dollars-for-copyright-infringement\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T11:10:50","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:10:50","slug":"obrafour-sues-drake-10-million-dollars-for-copyright-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/19\/obrafour-sues-drake-10-million-dollars-for-copyright-infringement\/","title":{"rendered":"Obrafour Sues Drake 10 Million Dollars For Copyright Infringement \u00bb \u2122-"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Veteran Ghanaian rapper, Obrafuor has sued American rapper, Drake a whopping sum of 10 million dollars for copyright infringement.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to details of the suit that has been shared online via the District Court of Southern District of New York, Obrafour is suing Drake for sampling his \u201cOye Ohene (Remix)\u201d in his song \u201cCalling My Name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:Trouble Brews In Paradise As Davido Is Accused Of Allegedly Impregnating Another Woman After Marrying Chioma<\/p>\n<p>Details of the suit suggest that Drake had sought permission to sample the song via email and was declined.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He however, went ahead to release the track which was featured in an album days later.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the success of the song which was on Drake\u2019s highly published, \u201cHonestly, Nevermind\u201d album, Obrafour is asking for $10,000,000 as compensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObrafour sues for copyright infringement under the Copyright Act, and seeks all remedies afforded to him thereunder, including preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, monetary damages, including but not limited to, actual damages, profits directly and indirectly attributable to from Defendants\u2019 infringing conduct, statutory damages under the Copyright Act in the sum of up to $150,000.00 per infringement where such infringement commenced after the Copyrighted Work was registered with the United States Copyright Office, and other economic relief,\u201d part of the suit reads.<\/p>\n<p>See full suit here;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Obrafour is looking for at least $10 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>Link to the full suit here:https:\/\/t.co\/qxzlglA1ne<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertFreundLaw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RobertFreundLaw<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd85\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u00d6lele | Deep Throat Sauce\ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffe\u200d\ud83c\udf73\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded (@OleleSalvador) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleleSalvador\/status\/1648624517999198209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.69 --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Veteran Ghanaian rapper, Obrafuor has sued American rapper, Drake a whopping sum of 10 million dollars for copyright infringement. 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