Veteran highlife musician, Rex Omar has announced a looming legal battle between him and fastest growing media outlet, Zylofon Media for copyright infringement.<\/p>\n
Rex Omar made the shocking revelation\u00a0Wednesday morning on\u00a0\u201cNeat FM\u2019s Entertainment Ghana\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He refused to to go into details as to why he would be dragging the biggest record company currently in Ghana to court. However, when probed further by host Kwame Adjietia, Omar reluctantly revealed that Zylofon Media used his music without his permission. Yet still, he refused to mention the particular song or track they used and what it was used for.<\/p>\n The Chairman of Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), said he values each of his songs at $1m. Hence, anyone\/company who uses any of his music without his permission has stolen from him $1m.<\/p>\n He also disclosed that his lawyers have already written to Zylofon Media so details would be revealed in due time.<\/p>\n \u201cMy lawyers have written to them, so you would hear the details at the right time because they have money\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n Meanwhile, Rex Omar is currently in court with beverage manufacturing company Joy Industries. He sued the company for using a part of his hit song\u00a0\u201cDa da di da\u201d\u00a0to promote or advertise its product, Joy Dadi Bitters without his permission.<\/p>\n Watch interview below;<\/p>\n\n
Asked if he taking the legal action just for financial gains, Rex said;\u00a0\u201cThey have appropriated my song and that is my property. As for me, my music is my property and I value every song I produce at 1million dollars. So if you take my music and you don\u2019t tell me, you have stolen my one million dollar\u201d,<\/em>\u00a0Rex emphasized.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n