Popular singer, Victor Uwaifo has made a shocking revelation about copyright theft as he said two Nigerian singers remixed his song without getting his permission.
Professor Victor Uwaifo
Veteran Nigerian musician and one-time Edo State Commissioner for Arts and Culture, Professor Victor Uwaifo has in an exclusive chat with Vanguardngr, revealed that Jaywon and Simi did not obtain copyright permission from him before recording a remix of his hit song, ‘Joromi’.
“They didn’t contact me before doing a remix of Joromi; but I’m like a father to them so I can’t begin to drag them to court, so let them make a living out of it, but at the same time it’s piracy.
I’ve heard it too many times on different occasions; it shows the quality of the music that has come a long way. As far as I’m concerned I’ve lived five lives (from one generation to the other), so if they want to appreciate and still appreciate me, it shows the quality of the music.
It’s one thing to be an artiste and it’s another thing to stay on the scene for a long time; so I will not discourage artistes trying to remix or do another rendition of Joromi, but rather encourage them to give credit to the composer if they do”, he said.