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South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has welcomed Thursday’s decision by the High Court in Johannesburg, striking off from the roll an urgent application brought by Michael Owen Production, citing lack of urgency.
The production company has been ordered to pay the legal costs of the
SABC on an attorney and clients scale, including costs of counsel.
The court order follows an urgent application brought by Owen Ndlovu of Michael Owen Production earlier today to interdict the public broadcaster from airing promotions and announcing the winner or results or poll promotions relating to Ukhozi FM’s ‘Ingoma Ehlukanisa Unyaka’ or New Year’s Eve Song of the Year Competition.
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Comments Owen Ndlovu served the SABC with a letter demanding they stop the campaign. Photo by Jabulani Langa.
THE SABC has intensified the Summer Song of the Year campaign, also known as Ingoma Ehlukanisa Unyaka.
This is despite the fact that Owen Ndlovu served the broadcaster with a letter, demanding it stop the campaign.
Part of Ndlovu’s letter stated: “The SABC has unlawfully reproduced and continues to unlawfully reproduce a substantial part of or make adaptations of the song of the year/summer song through the ingoma project.”
In terms of the letter, the concept of Ingoma Ehlukanisa Unyaka, as it is now called, is owned by Owen Ndlovu and not by SABC, which has infringed on the Copyright Act.
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ARTISTS who have been nominated for Summer Song of the Year, known as
Ingoma ehlukanisa uNyaka ,will not get a cent from the SABC, despite the fact that the public broadcaster stands to make millions out of the campaign.
Acting spokeswoman for the SABC, Mmoni Seapolelo said: “There’s no monetary reward to the winning artist.
“There’s no partnership in place for the artists to receive any money.”
Seapolelo said the station’s obligation was to play and support artists as per the Icasa license conditions and the campaign benefitted artists through the support of local content.
OWEN TAKES ON UKHOZI FM! Jabulani Langa Owen Ndlovu says he wants to teach Ukhozi a tough lesson. Photo by Jabulani Langa.
DESPITE Owen Ndlovu’s legal threats, Ukhozi FM has announced its year end Top 10 to be voted for by listeners.
Making the announcement on Sigiya Ngengoma on Saturday, Ukhozi FM acting station manager Sbongi Ngcobo reassured listeners that they will not be stopped from playing the Song of the Year this year.
Last year, the station was interdicted by Owen of Michael Owen Productions from announcing and playing the Song of the Year and the Top 10.
He told