Obrafuor, a veteran Ghanaian rapper, has sued American rapper Drake for copyright infringement.
According to information shared online by the District Court of the Southern District of New York, Obrafour is suing Drake for sampling his “Oye Ohene (Remix)” in his song “Calling My Name.”
According to the lawsuit, Drake requested permission to sample the song via email and was denied. He did, however, go ahead and release the track, which was later included in an album.
Obrafour is seeking $10,000,000 in compensation for the success of the song, which appeared on Drake’s widely distributed “Honestly, Nevermind” album.
“Obrafour 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’ 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,” part of the suit reads.
See full suit here;
Source: Ameyawdebrah.com
