Rappers Sued for Jazz Sample

[es-jay]

Kanye West sued over jazz samples



Rapper Kanye West and his record label are being sued by the daughter of a jazz musician who says he sampled her late father's music without permission.

Kathleen Firrantello says that, in his track Gone, West used a sample of Joe Farrell's 1974 song Upon This Rock.

Firrantello, who is also suing rappers Method Man, Redman and Common for using portions from the same song, is seeking damages of at least $1m (£505,000).

None of the rappers or their record companies were available for comment.

The lawsuit, filed in New York, says Method Man and Redman used a sample from Farrell's song in their duet Run 4 Cover.

Common also uses a sample in his song Chi City, the lawsuit adds.

As well as damages of $1m, Firrantello is also demanding that no more copies of the songs be made, sold or performed.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7416823.stm

[MontrealCity's Most]

get that moneeeeeey!!!

[O.B.L.R.]

Who gives a shit? let anyone sample whatever the fuck they want. If anything theyre praising the artist theyr'e sampling. People only do this shit for money like they really need it.

[when it rains it pours]

C.R.E.A.M

[R1ZE]

what the fuck is the point of not letting them perform the songs? rap hating bitch

[Turf Hitta]

Who gives a shit? let anyone sample whatever the fuck they want. If anything theyre praising the artist theyr'e sampling. People only do this shit for money like they really need it.

When you use somebody else's fuckin work, they deserve the money and the right to say no to letting it be used. What kind of bullshit thinking is that you're on? Kanye is using somebody else's creation, why not just clear the fuckin sample before you release it? Then you avoid all this bullshit.

[Turf Hitta]

what the fuck is the point of not letting them perform the songs? rap hating bitch

Because the assumption is that they are making money from the performance of the songs without paying royalities.

[D-Stress]

i hate that "sued over sample" shit.

[BANGADOSHISH!!]

unlucky

[Turf Hitta]

i hate that "sued over sample" shit.

Why? If somebody was making hit records using YOUR song, don't you think you would want some of that money? Without the sample, Kanye doesn't even have a fuckin song. He's not a musician. How can you hate that "sued over sample" shit? Hate that these unoriginal ass muthafuckas get passed off as legit artists. Hate that Kanye can't create his own fuckin music. Hate that he won't seek to clear the sample before he releases his album even though he has the money to do so. Don't hate the copyright holder for suing somebody who didn't have permission to use the sample and didn't pay to use the sample. That's some backwards ass thinking.

[Sofa_King_Awesome]

i hate that "sued over sample" shit.

Why? If somebody was making hit records using YOUR song, don't you think you would want some of that money? Without the sample, Kanye doesn't even have a fuckin song. He's not a musician. How can you hate that "sued over sample" shit? Hate that these unoriginal ass muthafuckas get passed off as legit artists. Hate that Kanye can't create his own fuckin music. Hate that he won't seek to clear the sample before he releases his album even though he has the money to do so. Don't hate the copyright holder for suing somebody who didn't have permission to use the sample and didn't pay to use the sample. That's some backwards ass thinking.