PAUL PLAY DAIRO DRAGS MTN, ULTIMA TO COURT FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

RnB singer, Paul Play is suing mobile telecommunications giant, MTN and Ultima Limited for the unlawful use of his smash song, “Angel of my life” in MTN Project Fame West Africa and is demanding for  N500 million as compensation from both organisation.

Paul Play was in America last year when the song was used without proper licensing and according to him, his management has hired the legal services of Festus Keyamo chambers to serve both organisations the suit. “Yes, it is very true that I am suing MTN and Ultima Limited for the unlawful use of my song. I have contacted my lawyers and they are on it” he said.

Read the response of  the producers of the show, Ultima Limited,  after the cut...

“In the first two years, Ultima paid the Performing and Mechanical Rights Society Ltd/Gte (PMRS) – which was the government approved collecting agency at the time, for all musical works that Ultima used; and from the third year when PMRS became Copyrights Society of Nigeria (COSON), Ultima paid COSON for all the songs used in those years.

For the past five seasons of Project Fame  therefore, Ultima has annually made the statutory payments due and required for the use of musical works for both local and international artistes used on the Project Fame show. Ultima duly paid COSON for use of such music and as such if Paul Play has any issue with payment of royalties for the use of his musical works, it should be worked out with COSON and not Ultima nor MTN.” Ultima management stated.