Omo! This one na wah o! Federal High Court for Lagos don throway N1bn lawsuit wey Walls and Gates Ltd and their oga Okechukwu Udeichi carry come against MTN Nigeria. E be like say dem no sabi wetin dem dey do!
Di judge, Justice Ayokunle Faji, don clear everybody say di plaintiffs no fit show anything wey dem get wey fit protect dem for law. Dem claim say MTN use dem ’20 for 20′ proposal wey dem submit since September 2019 during MTN 20th anniversary, but e turn out say na just wahala dem dey find.
As di court dismiss di case gree, dem still fit award N3m cost against Walls and Gates. Imagine! Dem go still pay MTN for wasting dem time. Na third-party business dem dey try do here – em no work.
MTN self talk say dem no take any business idea from Walls and Gates. Dem say di thing wey dem bring come na unsolicited idea wey no get any solid ground. Na just ordinary concept wey dem fit pull for market like say dem dey sell akara for road! No be say dem get any trademark wey fit save dem from wahala.
The judge don talk say, “No be every idea na copyright; na the expression wey matta, and all dis ‘20 for 20’ dey public domain already.” E still point out say di plaintiffs don scatter their own case by sharing di proposal with others before dem even carry am go MTN.
Justice Faji clear say, if no confidential relationship dey between both parties, wetin e mean? Na wetin we fit call ‘gold-digging exercise’! Dem no fit come back after MTN don use dem concept fight dem, dem still dey gree to charge dem N1bn. No, my brother, dem no fit try am!
Di judge tap dem say dem dey waste court time and warn say people suppose use court wisely, no be for nonsense. Na wetin we dey call ‘Limiting Access to Nonsense’!
Naim dem quench di case totally, and di N3m wey dem collect as cost go dey MTN side. So, my pipo, if you wan go court, make sure say your case no be ‘wahala na wahala’ o!
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