{"id":59351,"date":"2023-04-19T14:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/19\/obrafour-sues-drake-for-10m-over-copyright-infringement\/"},"modified":"2023-04-19T14:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:20:45","slug":"obrafour-sues-drake-for-10m-over-copyright-infringement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/19\/obrafour-sues-drake-for-10m-over-copyright-infringement\/","title":{"rendered":"Obrafour Sues Drake For $10m Over Copyright Infringement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"453\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot_20230419-105148.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Obrafour x Drake\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Obrafour x Drake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Ghanaian hip-life artist\u00a0Obrafour\u00a0has taken legal action against Canadian rapper Drake for alleged copyright infringement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit stems from Drake\u2019s use of a sample from Obrafour\u2019s song \u201cOye Ohene (Remix)\u201d in his track \u201cCalling My Name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Obrafour, the \u201cCertified Lover Boy\u201d singer and his team had previously approached him seeking permission to use the sample in the song, but they were denied.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the refusal, Drake went ahead and released the track which has caused damage to Obrafour\u2019s reputation and financial loss due to potential royalties.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Freund, a lawyer for brands, agencies, and creators who shared the\u00a0court documents\u00a0on social media said \u201cThe Pae Mu Ka\u201d rapper was seeking \u201cat least $10 million in damages\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers of Obrafuor who filed the case in the Southern District of New York are asking the court to enter into judgment\u00a0that the \u201cDefendant\u00a0willfully infringed Obrafour\u2019s Copyrighted Work in violation of the Copyright Act\u201d among other reliefs<\/p>\n<p>Drake joins a list of Hollywood artists who have faced similar lawsuits for unauthorized use of samples, including Kanye West, Robin Thicke, and Pharrell Williams<\/p>\n<p>A number of these cases have resulted in substantial payouts to the original artists or their estates, highlighting the importance of obtaining clearance for any samples used in music.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Obrafour and Drake, it remains to be seen how the legal proceedings will play out as the outcome of the lawsuit will likely have implications for both artists and the wider music industry on how to obtain proper clearance before using any copyrighted material.<\/p>\n<p>Story by 3News.Com<\/p>\n<p><!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><!-- close relpost-thumb-wrapper --><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-block sd-like jetpack-likes-widget-wrapper jetpack-likes-widget-unloaded\" id=\"like-post-wrapper-186753398-4673-643ff29329c01\" data-src=\"https:\/\/widgets.wp.com\/likes\/#blog_id=186753398&amp;post_id=4673&amp;origin=www.onemuzikgh.com&amp;obj_id=186753398-4673-643ff29329c01\" data-name=\"like-post-frame-186753398-4673-643ff29329c01\" data-title=\"Like or Reblog\">\n<h3 class=\"sd-title\">Like this:<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"button\"><span>Like<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"loading\">Loading&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"sd-text-color\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"banner\">\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1681914045_227_onemuzikgh_whatsapp.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Image\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1681914045_917_onemuzikgh_whatsapp.jpg\"  class=\" jetpack-lazy-image\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1681914045_227_onemuzikgh_whatsapp.jpg\" alt=\"Banner Image\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obrafour x Drake Ghanaian hip-life artist\u00a0Obrafour\u00a0has taken legal action against Canadian rapper Drake for alleged copyright infringement. 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