Charly Boy, a well-known musician, and campaigner from Nigeria, has threatened legal action against his previous record company, Premier Records Limited, for allegedly breaking a 1988 contract.
In a letter dated June 19, 2023, and sent on behalf of Charly Boy, Rockson Igelige asserted that the record company had broken the terms of their 35-year-old contract.
The singer allegedly signed “artists recording contracts” with the business in 1988, 1990, and more recently, all of which have since expired, according to the letter.
He claimed that Premier Records was continuing to violate his musical works’ copyrights notwithstanding the contracts’ expiration.
“On our client’s instructions, we demand that your company hand over our client’s master tapes, artworks, promo collateral for the music, and other relevant and confidential information with your company within 30 days of the date of this letter.
“We also demand your company’s payment of our client’s outstanding royalties.
“We have our client’s instructions to formally inform your company to stop the further breach of our client’s copyrights to the musical works under the music albums and single(s) produced during the aforesaid expired contract period.
“This is a result of the fact that the condition precedent as well as the consideration for the contracts were not met and furnished.
“This serves as a legal notice that further breach after the receipt of this letter will attract legal action”, the statement reads.
Premier Records is yet to react to the allegation as of the time of filing this report.
