Ghanaian Rapper, Obrafour is suing Drake for $10 million, after Drake sampled his song, Oye Ohene Remix on his track, Calling My Name.
Drake is being accused of sampling his song without his permission. In music, sampling is a common concept as artists borrow from the works of others to uplift their art. To legitimately borrow, one must take permission and the absence of such permission amounts to a copyright breach.
Ghanaian musician Obrafour is suing megastar rapper Drake for the rapper’s decision to sample his song without his permission. Drake sampled Obrafour’s ‘Oye Ohene’ remix in the ‘Calling My Name’ off Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ album released in 2022.
According to the Ghanaian legend, Drake had earlier sought permission which was denied but the rapper nevertheless went forward with the sampling.
In music, sampling is a common concept as artists borrow from the works of others to uplift their art. To legitimately borrow, one must take permission and the absence of such permission amounts to a copyright breach.
Ghanaian musician Obrafour is suing megastar rapper Drake for the rapper’s decision to sample his song without his permission. Drake sampled Obrafour’s ‘Oye Ohene’ remix in the ‘Calling My Name’ off Drake’s ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ album released in 2022.
According to the Ghanaian legend, Drake had earlier sought permission which was denied but the rapper nevertheless went forward with the sampling.
The rapper also seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, monetary damages, and other economic relief.
The suit claims that Obrafour is entitled to actual damages, profits — directly and indirectly — attributable to Drake’s alleged infringing conduct, and statutory damages under the Copyright Act of up to $150,000 per infringement.
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