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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: nuerastudios06 on February 08, 2008, 04:48:55 PM
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Hopefully not a re-post!
Dr. Dre filed papers in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 5) requesting permission to obtain documents from Death Row Records that will help him determine the amount of unpaid royalties that the company owes him. According to the Associated Press, the producer wants to place a dollar amount on royalties that have accrued since Death Row filed for bankruptcy in 2006. The documents include contracts between himself and the label, revenue from the sale of his recordings and agreements to release his recordings as part of compilation albums. Dre has already sued Suge Knight’s old label several times for unpaid royalties from his 1992 album The Chronic. In 1996 Dre gave up his 50% stake in the label but retained the right to receive royalties. According to him, he has not received those royalties, even after Death Row licensed his music to another company for distribution. Death Row has been under the control of a court appointed trustee since July of 2006. Warner Music Group recently made a $25 million bid for the label’s catalog, which includes The Chronic and several other Dre productions. The request filed by Dre this week asks that Death Row make the documentation available by February 29 and its representatives be available for a deposition on March 7.
Source: www.xxlmag.com
http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19321
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...and to get paid on April 1st.
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he was getting fucked over major with those royaltys
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
Thats bullshit.
Who are you to tell a man that he has "enough" money?
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
Thats bullshit.
Who are you to tell a man that he has "enough" money?
Shit, didn't mean to offend you. Just speaking my opinion.
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
Thats bullshit.
Who are you to tell a man that he has "enough" money?
Shit, didn't mean to offend you. Just speaking my opinion.
Same here.
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
Thats bullshit.
Who are you to tell a man that he has "enough" money?
Shit, didn't mean to offend you. Just speaking my opinion.
Same here.
You sound pissed off with what i quoted. But lets leave this at that cos i'm off to bed.
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well in other words he knows he wont get the rights
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As a DR fan I wouldn't want to see Dre walk away with the rights. I don't see any of the unreleased songs get released.
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well in other words he knows he wont get the rights
offcourse he knows that, he made an agreedment in 1996 (which was a bad move imo, he left a lot behind; but he has his reasons though).
although i wonder if he can get the rights for the chronic ; he filed a lawsuit for this a half a year ago right?
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Why y'all talking about Dre getting the rights to something? He isn't seeking the rights to anything, he just wants the money he's owed.
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REAL NIGGA WHEN YOU STARTED DEATH ROW,
BITCH ASS NIGGA WHEN YOU LEFT WITH NO DOE HOE!!!!!!!
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He should just leave it. He's got enough money as it is.
you can never have "enough" money these days
he was a major part of that organization, he deserves the money even if he is filthy rich
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NIGGA U AINT HEARD.....
BROTHAS PISS CUZ U SWITCH & ESCAPED TO THE BURDS!!!!!
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NIGGA U AINT HEARD.....
BROTHAS PISS CUZ U SWITCH & ESCAPED TO THE BURDS!!!!!
its "burbs" you idiot, as in suburbs...
and even though Death Row is well and truly dead there is still a couple of disillusioned 13 year olds who think they're going to make a comeback...
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It's not about the money it's about the principle of the thing. Dre wants what's his, he has a contract that says he's going to get royalties from Death Row, but so far he hasn't seen any.. It's fucked up. There were so many classics made during that period so of course he should be getting his fair cut, it's a part of his legacy!
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Dr. Dre wants to investigate Death Row Records Inc. to determine how much the record company owes him for unpaid royalties from sales of his records.
Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young, has already tried to sue the record label for royalties in several lawsuits. Last month, a California district court agreed to hear his appeal of the bankruptcy court's dismissal of one of those suits.
In the meantime, however, Young told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Los Angeles in documents filed Tuesday that he needs to determine the value of a claim he holds against Death Row for unpaid royalties accruing after the record label's bankruptcy filing.
Young is asking for permission to obtain this information under Rule 2004 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which allows bankruptcy judges to order companies to turn over documents related to their assets, liabilities and financial affairs.
The documents that Young's requesting include those with information related to contracts between him and the record label, revenue from the sale of his recordings and agreements to release his recordings as part of compilation albums.
He asked the bankruptcy court to make Death Row hand over the documents on Feb. 29 and to order its representatives to be available for deposition on March 7.
The dispute centers around Young's album "The Chronic," which was released in 1992. Young, who co-founded Death Row in 1991 with Marion "Suge" Knight and initially held a 50 percent ownership stake in the label, granted Death Row a license to distribute this album in exchange for royalties. In 1996, Young agreed to surrender his ownership interest in the label but retained his right to continue to receive royalties for all recordings released prior to the agreement.
Young has argued that Death Row hasn't lived up to its end of the bargain and further broke the contract by granting another company distribution rights to his recordings.
The court-appointed administrator running the record label's bankruptcy estate recently asked to sell Death Row's music-related assets to Warner Music Group Corp. for $25 million, subject to higher bids at auction. The sale includes "The Chronic" as well as several compilation albums featuring Dr. Dre's recordings, and Young also wants access to documents related to the marketing and sale efforts.
Death Row Records filed for Chapter 11 protection in April 2006, after struggling for several years amidst Knight's stints in prison.