Dr Dre launches royalties lawsuit against WIDEawake Death Row

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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5jEZsJB0SMNjMzUacapF_ox9ROVtg

[blazeindave213]

oh snap looks like were not hear anything from wideawake for a whilecif ever aging

[RedMagic213]

he wont win...all contracts get cancelled in a liquidation.

[woof]

here we go again....

we will never hear dr dre tracks from the vault


In Dr. Dre's lawsuit, he claims his attorneys notified the new owners that he's owed royalties, but they've yet to respond.

He says WIDEawake released a new version of The Chronic titled Re-Lit, and a greatest hits collection, containing his recordings without his permission.

"When it came to paying artist royalties and honoring limits on Dr. Dre recordings that could be released, the 'new' Death Row Records, to quote our client, 'forgot about Dre'," Dre's attorney, Howard King, said in a statement. "This lawsuit will make sure they remember."

Dre is seeking unspecified damages of more than $75,000 for breach of contract, false advertising, trademark infringement and misappropriation of publicity.

http://www.ballerstatus.com/2010/02/12/dr-dre-files-lawsuit-against-new-death-row-records-over-royalties/

[Dre-Day]

he wont win...all contracts get cancelled in a liquidation.

the company has to pay him.

[ikke]

Does dre really need 75 000 dollars?.......................

[JohnnyL]

 Lol. Good luck even getting $75,000 out of Wideawake.  They've never made any money with any of their releases.  You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip.  If they didn't pay Dre his royalties, that is shady on their part.  But having said that, let me just say that Dre is such a cry-baby.  Why does an artist of his stature even care if some little operation which tried to do something positive with Death Row, re-released his first album with bonus material.  They actually honored his "cry-baby clause" and didn't put any new Dre material on there.  It's actually his fault that that cd ended up being released as an inferior product.  Maybe if he'd allowed them to include his unreleased tracks on there the album would have sold, and consequently, Wideawake might actually have some money for which Dre could try to sue them.  As it stands, $75,000 is just a drop in the bucket, compared to what Dre is actually worth.  And all he's doing now is kicking a company while they're down.

[sms130]

Well, let's just hope that this gets resolved soon. This is not a good look. It looks more and more like those recordings from tha vault of Dr. Dre won't see tha light of day.

[you gon always be my latin queen bitch]

thats not the point....when someone uses your
hard work
name

why shouldnt you get paid?
jus outta respect alone

Does dre really need 75 000 dollars?.......................

[ikke]

That would be a good point if dre didn't leave that shit unreleased in the first place

One of the main reasons Wide-Awake bought death row was to gain acces to dre's unreleased shit, that's more then respect, that's fucking idolizing the man!

thats not the point....when someone uses your
hard work
name

why shouldnt you get paid?
jus outta respect alone

Does dre really need 75 000 dollars?.......................

[Rud]

Its not about the money, he is sueing as they used his name/work without paying him his owed royalties.

The suit value will be based on the limited sales of that release - dre cant control what value that is, he can only sue for a tangible amount.

[Dre-Day]

Lol. Good luck even getting $75,000 out of Wideawake.  They've never made any money with any of their releases.  You can't squeeze blood out of a turnip.  If they didn't pay Dre his royalties, that is shady on their part.  But having said that, let me just say that Dre is such a cry-baby.  Why does an artist of his stature even care if some little operation which tried to do something positive with Death Row, re-released his first album with bonus material.  They actually honored his "cry-baby clause" and didn't put any new Dre material on there.  It's actually his fault that that cd ended up being released as an inferior product.  Maybe if he'd allowed them to include his unreleased tracks on there the album would have sold, and consequently, Wideawake might actually have some money for which Dre could try to sue them.  As it stands, $75,000 is just a drop in the bucket, compared to what Dre is actually worth.  And all he's doing now is kicking a company while they're down.

i'm sure you wouldn't say that if it was about your work

[EFFeX]

*Dead*

No seriously, I'm speechless, LOL.

[Okka]

Does dre really need 75 000 dollars?.......................

I've been thinkin' about sometimes that is Dre broke? Well, not broke but is he that rich like he does say he is? He left Death Row with no money. Who payed whatever had to be paid from that Truth Hurts lawsuit? Who paid all those lawsuits he got from the "2001" samples? Is Jimmy the one that's payin' all those writers who been writin' for "Detox"?

[ikke]

Does dre really need 75 000 dollars?.......................

I've been thinkin' about sometimes that is Dre broke? Well, not broke but is he that rich like he does say he is? He left Death Row with no money. Who payed whatever had to be paid from that Truth Hurts lawsuit? Who paid all those lawsuits he got from the "2001" samples? Is Jimmy the one that's payin' all those writers who been writin' for "Detox"?

He charges 250 000 dollar a beat & is still the most asked for producer in the game.