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BRAIN JOTTER: NO PROFIT MADE FROM VIRAL ‘GWO GWO NGWO’ CHALLENGE
Popular Nigerian comedian and skitmaker Chukwuebuka Amuzie, known as Brain Jotter, has addressed concerns over the potential exploitation of Mike Ejeagha’s 1983 hit “Onye Ori Utaba” having the chant “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo,” which he started a viral dance competition with.
The 93-year-old folklore legend’s 41-year-old song has gone viral on social media, raising concerns about copyright and revenue sharing. Brain Jotter responded by making it clear that he is not making money off of the viral dance.
“For those who think we ripped him off or we’re making money from this whole thing, I understand your concerns and they are very valid. I appreciate the fact that you want him to get value for his hard work, which is very valid, and I want you to understand that you are doing something good,” Brain Jotter stated as he posted a video on Tuesday of his visit to the music legend.
He explained, saying, “At the end of the day, no dime was made from this song by me, nothing like that.”
Brain Jotter further explained the mechanics of content monetisation on various platforms.
“All those music where I did put out there – Instagram, Facebook, YouTube – everything, the whole revenue is going to Mike Ejeagha’s record label, his production company,” he said.
He detailed how copyright protection works on these platforms.
He said, “You cannot even monetise another person’s song because these platforms have copyright violation tools. If I post that video on YouTube, YouTube strikes it for copyright and they give the revenue to the actual owner, which is Mike Ejeagha.
“If you post it on Facebook, Facebook will tell you outright that this song does not belong to you, it belongs to this person. They take the revenue and give it to the actual owner.”
“The song increased its streams on streaming platforms massively, and there’s no way I can put the song on streaming platforms.
So everything, all revenues, are going straight to Mike Ejeagha,” the comedian said, highlighting a positive result of the viral challenge.
Brain Jotter also disclosed that he gave Ejeagha two million naira, saying, “The two million I gave him was from my pocket. My hard-earned money is just for humanity and not for profit. This whole thing is not for profit.” He continued to express gratitude for the happiness the challenge has brought.
“We got the reward, which is the joy in his heart now. The joy in his heart now is my profit,” he said.