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Lil Wayne Settles Suit With The Rolling Stones
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Rapper-turned rocker Lil Wayne settled his copyright lawsuit with The Rolling Stones yesterday over a sample he used for one of his tracks.
According to Billboard Abkco Music Inc, who owns the rights to a portion of The Stones’ catalog, filed a suit in July of last year against UMG recording, Inc. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. EMI Group, LTD, and other parties, which include Weezy.
In their lawsuit, Abkco stated “Lil Wayne’s song “Playing with Fire” was a clear derivative of the rock band’s song with the original lyrics and music altered in a recognizable way,” reports Reuters.
The track was removed from Tha Carter III and taken off digital download, ringtone and ringback providers prior to the settlement, according to the press release. Additionally the announcement states “all parties expressed themselves satisfied with the amicable settlement.” – Rosario Vasquez
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January 30th, 2009
at 11:33 am
BIGSCREECH says:
second!
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January 30th, 2009
at 11:48 am
Biz says:
Did it not come from here that sample?
Ruth Copeland - Play With Fire
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January 30th, 2009
at 2:01 pm
El Tico Loco says:
Guess no more swagger like Mick Jagger. LMAO
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January 30th, 2009
at 2:22 pm
YUNG TWEEZY says:
This nig is also getting sued for that song “i feel like dying”
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January 30th, 2009
at 10:54 pm
allhiphop>xxlmag says:
finally some real news and no one has shit to say
that’s probably the best song on the album
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February 2nd, 2009
at 3:22 pm
Drew Taylor says:
Weezer should sue Asher
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March 19th, 2009
at 7:27 am
XXLmag.com - » Lil Wayne Ordered To Turn Over Financial Records In Sample Clearance Case says:
[...] Back In January, Wayne settled a lawsuit with The Rolling Stones, after it was ruled that his song “Playing With Fire” was a “clear derivative” of the rock band’s material. As a result, the track was removed from Tha Carter III and taken off all digital providers in every format.- Devin Chanda Share: var staf_confirmtext = ‘Mail sent’ #stafBlock { position: absolute; visibility:hidden; width: 180px;text-align:left; } #stafForm { background-color: #b3b89a; border: 2px solid #000; padding: 10px; margin:0; } #stafForm h2 {font-size:14px; margin-bottom:4; } #stafForm .input_text { width: 150px;margin-bottom: 4px;} #stafForm .input_submit {margin-bottom: 4px;} #stafForm label { width: 90px;display:block;} #stafClose { float: right; margin-right: 5px; } x [...]
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April 27th, 2009
at 1:30 pm
XXLmag.com - » Lil Wayne Album Pushed Back Again, No Date On Young Money Comp says:
[...] has a long history with copyright infringement cases. He recently settled a suit over a Rolling Stones sample, and is currently fighting over a sample used by South African folksinger Karma-Ann Swanepoel’s [...]
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