Heard concerning the De22ou el Chamasi problem?
First take a look at the advert – right here. It’s for Al Ahli Malak – and I believed it was cute as a button (beautiful, energetic, well-styled, bubble gum coloured, and youngish….).
OK, I’m additionally positive you understand the unique track by Abdel Halim Hafez from the film “Abi Fawka Al Chajara” (my father above the tree). Here’s a reminder.
Ever for the reason that advert began airing, the property of Abdel Halim filed a movement to cease it (A sort of “stop and desist”). The difficulty? Properly, it was written by Moursi Jamil Aziz and the music is by Mounir Mrad. That means that Abdel Halim Hazef (for all his greatness) and his property don’t have anything to do with the track – in any respect. And but, they prevailed. The advert stopped airing however as with every little thing, the saying goes “كل ممنوع مرغوب” – every little thing that’s banned is desired, so this didn’t cease folks from watching it time and again on the web.
Years in the past, Jay-Z and Timbaland had been sued for sampling Baligh Hamdi’s “Khosara Khosara” (sarcastically the track was a success for Abdel Halim Hafez as properly) in Jay-Z’s hit “Large Pimpin’, the problem – filed by Baligh Hamdi’s nephew – was that the music was sampled in a track selling promiscuous conduct. Curiously, whereas the 2 artists cleared the monitor with BMI Arabia for 100,000 USD, apparently the property of Hamdi thought they may sue on “ethical grounds”. Timbaland (born Tomothy Mosley) ultimately requested within the court docket – “So, who did I pay 100 grand to?”
Properly apparently Egyptian legislation permits suing for infringement of “ethical rights” of the writer of a piece. An idea which doesn’t translate in america legislation. However all of that is very murky. Who owns the track (or the piece of artwork)? Who’s allowed to sue? Beneath what grounds?
So when Lebanese singer Elissa (fact be advised, she has a restricted vocal vary even when she is aware of what works for her voice) sang “Awal Mara T7eb” by Abdel Halim Hafez – the latter’s nephew Mohamad Chabana issued a press release saying that his household was not contacted by Elissa and that they’d no proper to object since songs may be sung by different folks publicly since this isn’t enforced beneath Egyptian legislation, but that is enforced for lyricists and composers.
And but this doesn’t apply to De22ou el Chamasi.
Go determine!
