‘I’d Make An Example Out Of You’: Bimbo Ademoye Rejects Copyright Claimant’s Apology

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bimbo Ademoye has rejected an apology from a man whose copyright claim temporarily demonetised her YouTube movie, My 30th Wedding, questioning his explanation and vowing to make an example of him.

The copyright dispute began when Mazi Enemuo uploaded a song from the film to a streaming platform, triggering a Content ID claim that stripped the movie of its ability to earn revenue on YouTube, ValidViewNetwork reports.

THE APOLOGY

Enemuo had apologised on Instagram, saying he uploaded the song to help promote it to a wider audience, not to infringe on Ademoye’s rights.

“My intention in uploading the song was to help share and promote the beautiful sound with a wider audience, not to infringe on your rights or cause you any distress,” he wrote.

He said he had taken the song down from all streaming platforms and would work with the distributor to clear the claim .

THE REJECTION

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Ademoye was not impressed. “Mr Enemuo, while I see your apology, I call complete bullshit! I took multiple breaths and I’ve counted 1-10 multiple times to ensure I calm down and not say anything out of pocket but guess what, I’m still very angry!” she wrote on Instagram .

She questioned his claim that he wanted to help her reach a wider audience. “You claimed you wanted to help me reach a wider audience, I’m not sure you thought that statement through, you wanted to use your 250 subscribes to help me reach a wider audience with my almost 2 million subscribers?” she asked.

She also questioned why he chose that particular song. “You specifically took the song I didn’t properly copyright of all the songs in the movie. Why didn’t you take hammerboi’s song? If anything, that’s the viral one I’d have loved to go even more viral,” she said .

She pressed him on the most critical point: “After you ‘helped me reach a wider audience’ why did you try to claim my earnings? Why did you monetise it and have me demonitized?”.

She warned: “I’d make an example out of you. Don’t ever take my silence for weakness, believe me when I tell you I AM NOT THAT NICE AT ALL! ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO MY WORK”.

THE CONTEXT

This is not the first time Ademoye has faced a copyright dispute. In January 2026, she accused an individual identified as Emmanuel Davies of claiming ownership of a soundtrack used in her movie, Where Love Lives, which also affected its monetisation .

The recurring disputes highlight the challenges filmmakers face with copyright claims and content monetisation on digital platforms.

YouTube’s Content ID system, designed to protect copyright holders, can be weaponised by individuals who upload content they do not own and then claim ownership, forcing the original creator to fight for their own work.

THE ANALYTICAL LENS

Ademoye’s anger is justified. She spent millions producing a film. She released it on YouTube, where it garnered nearly 29 million views.

And then a man with 250 subscribers uploaded one of her songs to a streaming platform and claimed ownership, stripping her of the revenue her work had earned.

His apology, that he was trying to “help” her, is difficult to take seriously. If he wanted to promote her work, he could have shared the film, not claimed ownership of its soundtrack. If he wanted to reach a wider audience, he could have done so without triggering a copyright claim that demonetised her movie.

The Content ID system is a necessary tool for protecting intellectual property. But it is also a tool that can be abused.

And when it is abused, the burden falls on the creator to prove that they own what they made.

Ademoye is fighting back. She has offered a ₦1 million bounty for information leading to Enemuo. She has publicly rejected his apology. And she has warned that she will not be silenced.

The dispute is a warning to content creators everywhere: protect your work. And a warning to those who would exploit the system: the creators are watching. ValidViewNetwork reports.