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Former company suing Jay Chou for rights to 7 albums
by kelvin@multistars - 1st June 2007A few days ago after Alfa Music had asked the courts for provisional seizure of 50 million from Jay Chou, according to reports Alfa Music have already filed a lawsuit against Jay Chou on the 28th of May. Apart from seeking compensation of 50 million from Jay Chou, they also request the judge confirm who owns the rights to the 7 albums in the contract, they are also prohibiting Jay Chou from giving the rights to anyone else to use.
Due to the fact Jay Chou was discovered by Jacky Wu, after signing an 8 year contract with Jacky Wu's Alfa Music he became popular, in this time he released 7 albums, producing a fantastic sales results of 2.2 million, but Jacky Wu has already transferred Alfa Music to someone else, after the contract ends this year, Jay Chou intends to get back all the rights to his work, yet Alfa Music think that Jay Chou has infringed upon their rights, both sides are going to court because of this. And Jacky Wu, who signed Jay Chou at the beginning, will become the key witness in the case, the two may even see each other in court. Alfa Music general manager Wu Qing Jun expressed, both sides are still continuing talks to settle the matter, Jay Chou's JVR Music expressed "We still haven't received any notices".
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