Opinions are free, but justice isn’t

DJ Mensah, the official disc jockey for Sarkodie, has addressed the ongoing legal case between the rapper and Ecobank Ghana Limited.

Responding to the wave of public opinions surrounding the issue, he stated that until a court ruling is made, everything being said remains a speculation.

Sarkodie, through his legal team, filed a suit at the Commercial Division of the High Court in Accra.

In the suit making rounds on social media, Sarkodie argued that Ecobank’s use of a lookalike to mimic his likeness in their promotional material was unauthorised and misleading which has caused reputational damage to his brand.

The case has since divided public opinion online with some netizens questioning the basis of the lawsuit, arguing that the image used was not Sarkodie himself, others believe the rapper has a valid case under Ghana’s intellectual property and personality rights laws.

With all these arguments happening, DJ Mensah has taken to his X page to caution against the rush to judgment and the rise of self-acclaimed legal analysts.

“I like how everyone is suddenly a legal expert. Your opinion isn’t the law … 2 different things. Opinions are free, but justice isn’t. Until a ruling is made, all we have is speculation,” DJ Mensah wrote.

Meanwhile Sarkodie is seeking general damages, a permanent injunction to prevent further use of the disputed image, and an order for the immediate removal of all promotional materials, both digital and print, that feature the lookalike.

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