{"id":60352,"date":"2023-04-22T20:23:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T20:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/22\/obrafours-suit-against-drake-will-reshape-copyright-issues-in-ghana-van-calebs\/"},"modified":"2023-04-22T20:23:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-22T20:23:42","slug":"obrafours-suit-against-drake-will-reshape-copyright-issues-in-ghana-van-calebs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/22\/obrafours-suit-against-drake-will-reshape-copyright-issues-in-ghana-van-calebs\/","title":{"rendered":"Obrafour&#8217;s suit against Drake will reshape copyright issues in Ghana\u00a0&#8211; Van Calebs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Van-Calebs.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>Event promoter Van Calebs believes that Obrafour\u2019s landmark suit against American rapper Drake will reshape issues of copyright in the Ghanaian music industry.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghanaian rap legend is suing Drake for $10 million for sampling the remix \u201cOye Ohene\u201d for his \u201cCalling My Name\u201d off the Honestly, Nevermind album.<\/p>\n<p>Van Calebs, in a social media post, noted that Obrafour\u2019s suit against Drake would help educate Ghanaian musicians and other artistes about issues of copyright, something many do not take seriously.<\/p>\n<p>According to Van Calebs, issues of copyright infringement are very prevalent among many Ghanaian artistes since they failed to follow permitted procedures when using another person\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>He noted that even in the event production field, people\u2019s event ideas, which they spend months coming up with, are usually picked up by others without recourse to the originator of the concept.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Van Calebs was confident that regardless of the outcome of the Obrafour-Drake legal suit, people would learn to appreciate the works of others.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He reckons the case would be a game changer in the Ghanaian creative sector, particularly in terms of how issues of copyrighting are dealt with.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-myjoyonline-com wp-block-embed-myjoyonline-com\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy my good friend Obrafour has taken this bold step. As an event organiser and cultural dance instructor, I\u2019ve had my concepts and ideas stolen by people.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a landmark case that would change the face of entertainment in the country, and I am glad Obrafour has taken this bold step. Hopefully, Ghanaian creatives would learn from this for the betterment of the industry,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Event promoter Van Calebs believes that Obrafour\u2019s landmark suit against American rapper Drake will reshape issues of copyright in the Ghanaian music industry. The Ghanaian rap legend is suing Drake for $10 million for sampling the remix \u201cOye Ohene\u201d for his \u201cCalling My Name\u201d off the Honestly, Nevermind album. 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