Nonini revives his case vs electronic company

This is after they allegedly used his song 'We Kamu' in an advert in April last year.

In the advert, a woman is welcomed to a building while Nonini's song is playing in the background.

On July 27, Nonini pinned the advertisement to his social media handles and called out Synix Electronics for using his song to promote their television sets.

"Syinix Electronics decided to do a very brilliant advert using my song WeKamu. The only problem is they didn’t ask for permission @SyinixKE, @syinix_Nigeria, @Syinix_Ghana, @syinix2," Nonini said as he tagged the African branches.

Yesterday, Nonini returned with an update, announcing that he is set to face the Japanese company in court.

"It’s January 26th 2023! I shared the first tweet on this Thread July 2022 and Pinned it," he wrote.

"I said I will unpin this thread when the matter ends. Well, Mark your calendars! 23rd March 2023 #CopyrightShallBeRespected #IPShallBeRespected 23 the year of the JORDAN (SiTafadhali)," said Nonini through his Insta Stories.

Nonini had stated that people required licences to use their music, no matter how small a portion of the song is used, especially for commercial purposes.

"If a song is synced on a video, you will need to pay the composer of the song, no matter how small the portion of the composition is used," he said.

"Music rights holders know how to defend their rights, and not having a sync licence puts your company at risk. The music industry earns its revenue from copyrights, and so music rights holders please take legal action against any form of infringement."

He also outlined the procedure an artiste should take if their content is used without their permission.

"Make the infringing party aware that they have infringed your rights through an initial demand letter," he said.

"Give them the right to respond. Sometimes, it’s someone who is ignorant and has no idea what they were doing.

"When they respond to your letter, (where) they know very well they are in the wrong but they will not admit it, at this point, they have the option to discuss the matter or thump chest to test you. It’s called 'Uta do nini?' mentality.

"A that point you have no option other than to file a case in court."

Nonini also said that his lawyers had reached out to the company.

"They admit they were in the wrong then we can open up discussions to settle out of court. Come to an amicable solution. Sometimes they ignore, and you have to file a case in court."