OR rap singer dragon is under processing $10 million why vcopyright infringements about music Calling my namewhere would I use a sample improperly. The song is an integral part of the album Honestly, it doesn’t matter from 2022.
According to a report of the boardthe process was started last Tuesday (17th) by a named artist workfour. As claimant, claim copyright on Calling my name from the use of the phrase “Killer Cut, Blood, Killer Cut” which would be taken from his single Hi Ohenelaunched in 2018.
Furthermore, workfour claimed to have an e-mail address from someone to Registers of the Republicregistered which dragon he keeps the contract, presumably admitting Drake already did it “used samples of the above song” and that you want permission to use the file samplewhich could further complicate the rapper’s situation.
The email stated they would look into it “consent to master and publishing rights” In Calling my name.
“Defendants continue to engage in the infringement despite acknowledging that they need to obtain rights and permission from Obrafour. Defendants have never pleaded, credited, or compensated Obrafour for the unauthorized use of the copyrighted work. Obrafour has yet to respond to the authorization email dated June 8, 2022 or the authorization email dated June 13, 2022 at the time of Drake’s “Honestly, Nevermind” album release However, the infringing work is one of the songs appearing on the album “Honestly, Nevermind”, released to the world as a ‘surprise’ on June 17, 2022″informed the lawyers of workfour.
The amount requested by the Ghanaian artist aims to compensate copyright damages, “citing all profits and damages in the following categories attributable to the infringement, including album sales, downloads, digital revenue, endorsements and concerts Drake has performed since the release of ‘Calling My Name’.
Take a look at the two tracks that are in legal dispute:
Source: Terra
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