Blaq Diamond wins case against Ambitiouz
Ambitiouz ordered to pay the costs of the application
Music duo Blaq Diamond has successfully interdicted YouTube and recording label Ambitiouz Entertainment from deleting its music from its YouTube channel.
The order issued by Johannesburg high court further stops the record company from taking the group’s music down from all other digital streaming platforms pending the determination by court regarding their contracts.
In October last year, the group which is made up of Ndumiso Mdletshe and Siphelele Dunywa launched an urgent court application regarding their hit song Qoma which was released in October. Following a fallout with their label, the recording company instructed YouTube to take down the music claiming copyright infringement.
The court order states: “Having read the papers filed on record, heard counsel and considered the matter, the following order is made; pending final determination of Part B attached to this application, any person or entity acting in concert with the respondents, are hereby interdicted from removing and or deleting the account of the applicants’ YouTube channel. That it be ordered that the second respondent be interdicted from raising any copyright/ownership dispute against works of the applicants with any other digital streaming platform (DSP) inclusive of the first respondent, Spotify, iTunes, Deezer, authored by the applicants from June 15 2022, pending final determination of Part B.”
The group’s lawyer Jade Naidoo from FHSN Attorneys said the order was a big win for the group and for all other independent artists who have been exploited.
She said they approached the court because her clients were exploited through the three contracts they signed.
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