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TigerLand
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 Posted: Sun, 29 Oct, 2006 19:42 Post subject: 50 Cent & Luke Lawsuit |
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From HipHop.com
Rapper 50 Cent won a victory in a Miami Court yesterday (Oct. 27) when a judge threw out a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused the rapper of stealing the chorus to his hit single, "In Da Club." Attorney Richard C. Wolfe filed the 27-page lawsuit in January on behalf of attorney Joseph Weinberger and Lil' Joe Wein Music Company. The lawsuit claimed the chorus "Go Shorty, it's you're birthday..." from 50 Cent's "In DA Club" was lifted from Luther "Luke" Campbell's song "It's Your Birthday." U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck ruled that the chorus was a "common, unoriginal, and noncopyrightable element of the song" and therefore cannot be protected. "We are pleased by the clarity brought by US District Judge Paul C. Huck by proclaiming what 50 and his team always knew was a frivolous and money grubbing attempt by the Lil' Joe Wein Music Company," 50 Cent's manager Chris Lighty told AllHipHop.com.
For the full story go to the above mentioned site.
Now i'm a big Luke fan from back in the days of 2 Live Crew and even his solo work,but even i know this case was going to be lost lol
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