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Legendary Musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo, says singer Simi, is in trouble for "stealing" his intellectual property, 'Joromi'. Uwaifo who released the monster hit song 'Joromi' in 1969 says the song, which brought him fame and fortune, has now become a victim of intellectual property theft as Simi failed to give credit to him when she released her own version in 2017.
Uwaifo in an interview with SaharaReporters at the Annual General Meeting of Copyright Society of Nigeria COSON, held at Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja, Lagos described copyright and Intellectual property theft as a very serious issue in Nigeria, saying it must be dealt with urgently as it is reducing the creativity of the new generation of Musician.
According to him, the process of making music has now significantly changed from what it used to be in his time, as “more mediocres” are now in the game.
Uwaifo recalled how he sued Pepsi for N500million for using one of his songs in one of its adverts without following the due process. "Pepsi used my song 'Arabade,'" he said.
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