Rapper reels after legal wrangle over copyright
RAPPER Fifi Cooper has responded to a court ruling in favour of Ambitiouz Entertainment which, in part, prevents her from performing any music that was recorded under the label.
Fifi left Ambitiouz in February this year along with A-Reece and BenchmarQ after a contractual dispute with the label. Ambitiouz later issued a statement announcing that the matter would be going to court. In March‚ the artists responded to this, claiming that the label had never owned their work.
But on Monday‚ Ambitiouz announced that the ruling made by the South Gauteng High Court last week prevented Fifi from claiming to own her songs‚ and instructed her to pay copyright and legal damages to the label.
Ambitiouz promised to update fans on a similar action brought against A-Reece.
Responding to the interdict‚ Fifi said she would comment on the ruling once she understood it in full.
“I am like a lot of my fans right now and I don’t understand everything that is going on. I am trying to make sense of it myself and then I will comment. Right now‚ I just want to focus on my music‚” she said.
Fans have come to Fifi’s defence, with many criticising the label and some calling for a boycott of it.
The stream of support saw Fifi top the Twitter trends list as thousands of messages flooded the site.
Fifi said that she was grateful for the support.
“As a sister and a mother‚ nobody wants this to happen to them. I am humbled that fans care about my future.
“They are the reason I work so hard and stay strong‚” she added. — DDR