CashmereThoughts
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C'mon nikka. After biz markee nobody should ever have this problem
Kendrick's getting sued a million from Rigamortis
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Not Crodie
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Section 80 was a mixtape but then they decided to sell it because of the massive downloads
mixtape sold over 100k
i feel both sides. but i gotta side with the original artist at the end.
say some unknown rock/folk/country music artist replayed a small but distinct part of a hip hop beat for a song. and they use it as the main riff. then, say later on, that unknown rock artist blows up and sells millions. you really think these hip hop producers wouldn't sue as well?
say some unknown rock/folk/country music artist replayed a small but distinct part of a hip hop beat for a song. and they use it as the main riff. then, say later on, that unknown rock artist blows up and sells millions. you really think these hip hop producers wouldn't sue as well?
Silver Surfer
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gotta pay to play.....you use my shyt I want my money
Silver Surfer
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Being that I actually can read and play music..im glad they suing these nikkas
Silver Surfer
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If you use people shyt for your own personal gain and dont get clearance ...you get sued
. I like it and would have never heard of them, off to listen to some more…
All of that is already true. There's a statute of limitations on copyright infringement and the court will impose a limit on damages based on how much $ the song and mixtape generated. Sometimes they take the promotional value of the song and whether the artist performs it live.
Interscope dropped the ball for several reasons though. They didn't clear the sample, and they didn't remove the song altogether when they started selling it as an album. When Drake put So Far Gone on iTunes and in stores, they removed the songs that weren't cleared.
Not Crodie
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s80 wasn't released under Interscope & TDE wasn't even linked with interscope at that time...
Schoolboy Q signed to interscope in 2010/2011 but TDE was still an independent label. Kendrick signed to Aftermath/Interscope AFTER the release of Section 80 and TDE decided to make a deal with Interscope.
Holy shyt, you're right. Now Kendrick is screwed. No wonder it wasn't removed.
Not Crodie
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Interscope still gonna take care of this shyt because he's now one of their artists. it's what the labels always do. And even if they didn't want to help him, you have to keep in mind that TDE has 3/4 indie artists which mean they make a lot of profit.
Also, Kendrick is homie with a hip hop billionaire... and even if kendrick HAD to deal with this shyt, don't forget that kendrick made 9-10 millions (according to forbes) off touring in 2013 Alone.
they're asking a milli but they won't even get paid half of that amount and
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So people should only sue the poor? I think you're letting your affection for the rat faced wonder cloud your judgement.
macadomusic
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Yeah I asked him about this shyt, he just told me dudes was thirsty. I remember him telling Me along time ago him and dude had an understanding and co signed everything so who knowsWillie b @macadomusic
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So artists clearing samples now? 
Thought that was the producers job..
Thought that was the producers job..
I believe is the labelSo artists clearing samples now?
Thought that was the producers job..