Lil Wayne's Third Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

April 11. 2009

Rapper Lil Wayne has been sued for a third time for stealing a copyrighted song and including it in his own work, without permission, credit or payment to the owner.

This consistent thievery shall strip away any credibility he once had as an artist, as constantly stealing others' work is the mark of an unoriginal entertainer, leeching off others' creativity.

The sad part it, this is so avoidable, as there is no necessity to do this. Once again, it is unlawful to infringe copyrights, as it is a violation of federal law.

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Posted on 2009-04-09 - Ok, so apparently Lil Wayne didn’t get the message from his last copyright infringement case. This time his single “Mrs. Officer” featuring Bobby Valentino on the Carter III album is in question. This lawsuit originally filed in January by Producer Mali Boy, whose real name is Michael Bradford, has been filed in Georgia due to claims that Lil Wayne’s camp has been avoiding the lawsuit.

According to sources, Mali Boy claims that he is the original producer of the track, which is originally named “Crush” and was produced for another artist by the name of Sky yet somehow it found its way into both the hands of Weezy, and Deezel, the producer of the “Mrs. Officer” track.

A press release stated this: It is currently awaiting a responsive answer from the defendants. According to the plaintiff Michael Bradford, Lil Wayne's attorney, Mr. Sweeney has attempted to evade the summons in order to answer the complaint. Deezel has filed for two thirty (30) day extensions to file an answer, the other defendants in the case were given a sixty (60) day waiver of summons.

BMI and ASCAP has been removed as defendants from the civil action through an amicable settlement; whereupon they have agreed to place a freeze on all performance royalty payments worldwide, and to disclose the accounting statements for the disputed composition. Cash Money Records has agreed to put a freeze on mechanical royalties payments for all retail, digital downloads and ringtone product sales until the civil matter involving "Mrs. Officer" is resolved.

I don’t understand why it is so hard to give the original writer and/or composer of a song his or her appropriate credit and acknowledgment. It’s truly not that hard. Hopefully this is just a misunderstanding because if not, there may be a big price to pay. Lil Wayne’s camp hasn’t yet released a statement regarding this matter, but I’m sure there is more information to come...

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