Today in really unfortunate timing: The Beastie Boys have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over samples used on Licensed to Ill and Paul's Boutique.
The suit was filed on May 3, the day before Adam "McA" Yauch passed away. It's obviously extremely unfortunate timing, but hip-hop and R&B label Tuf America is going forward with the case, according to AllHipHop.
Tuf takes issue with a number of the Boys' songs. The suit alleges that "Hold It Now Hit It" and "The New Style" (both off Licensed to Ill) illegally sampled "Drop the Bomb," a 1982 song by Trouble Funk.
The label also claims the Beasties used bits of Funk's "Say What" for "Shadrach," off Paul's.
Capitol Records is also named as a defendant in the suit. There's one big problem with the case -- Tuf is banking on laws that were passed after the release of both albums. The...
The suit was filed on May 3, the day before Adam "McA" Yauch passed away. It's obviously extremely unfortunate timing, but hip-hop and R&B label Tuf America is going forward with the case, according to AllHipHop.
Tuf takes issue with a number of the Boys' songs. The suit alleges that "Hold It Now Hit It" and "The New Style" (both off Licensed to Ill) illegally sampled "Drop the Bomb," a 1982 song by Trouble Funk.
The label also claims the Beasties used bits of Funk's "Say What" for "Shadrach," off Paul's.
Capitol Records is also named as a defendant in the suit. There's one big problem with the case -- Tuf is banking on laws that were passed after the release of both albums. The...
- 5/8/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
In an unfortunately timed bit of courtroom maneuvering, the Beastie Boys were sued Thursday -- a day before the death of founding member Adam Yauch at the age of 47 -- over alleged illegal samples on their first two albums "License to Ill" and "Paul's Boutique." The suit, filed by TufAmerica, Inc. in U.S. District Court in New York, alleges that multiple songs on the albums incorporate samples from the Trouble Funk songs "Say What" and "Drop the Bomb." According to the complaint, the "Paul's Boutique" track "Shadrach" uses a snippet from...
- 5/8/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Today in really unfortunate timing: The Beastie Boys have been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over samples used on Licensed to Ill and Paul's Boutique.
The suit was filed on May 3, the day before Adam "McA" Yauch passed away. It's obviously extremely unfortunate timing, but hip-hop and R&B label Tuf America is going forward with the case, according to AllHipHop.
Tuf takes issue with a number of the Boys' songs. The suit alleges that "Hold It Now Hit It" and "The New Style" (both off Licensed to Ill) illegally sampled "Drop the Bomb," a 1982 song by Trouble Funk.
The label also claims the Beasties used bits of Funk's "Say What" for "Shadrach," off Paul's.
Capitol Records is also named as a defendant in the suit. There's one big problem with the case -- Tuf is banking on laws that were passed after the release of both albums. The...
The suit was filed on May 3, the day before Adam "McA" Yauch passed away. It's obviously extremely unfortunate timing, but hip-hop and R&B label Tuf America is going forward with the case, according to AllHipHop.
Tuf takes issue with a number of the Boys' songs. The suit alleges that "Hold It Now Hit It" and "The New Style" (both off Licensed to Ill) illegally sampled "Drop the Bomb," a 1982 song by Trouble Funk.
The label also claims the Beasties used bits of Funk's "Say What" for "Shadrach," off Paul's.
Capitol Records is also named as a defendant in the suit. There's one big problem with the case -- Tuf is banking on laws that were passed after the release of both albums. The...
- 5/8/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Hip-hop group Beastie Boys are facing a new copyright lawsuit just days after the death of bandmember Adam Yauch.
Bosses at music label Tuf America launched a legal battle against the Intergalactic hitmakers last week, alleging the band illegally sampled Trouble Funk's Say What and Drop The Bomb on four of its early tunes - The New Style, Car Thief, Shadrach, and Hold It, Now Hit It.
Tuf America chiefs are seeking a trial to determine the appropriate amount of damages, according to AllHipHop.com.
The papers were filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday, just one day before Yauch, also known as McA, plunged the music world into shock and mourning by losing his three-year battle with cancer.
Bosses at music label Tuf America launched a legal battle against the Intergalactic hitmakers last week, alleging the band illegally sampled Trouble Funk's Say What and Drop The Bomb on four of its early tunes - The New Style, Car Thief, Shadrach, and Hold It, Now Hit It.
Tuf America chiefs are seeking a trial to determine the appropriate amount of damages, according to AllHipHop.com.
The papers were filed at the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday, just one day before Yauch, also known as McA, plunged the music world into shock and mourning by losing his three-year battle with cancer.
- 5/8/2012
- by WENN
- Huffington Post
After nearly three years of struggling with cancer, filmmaker and Beastie Boys rapper McA, otherwise known as Adam Yauch, has died at the age of 48.
According to Rolling Stone, Yauch, one of the three members of the long-lived punk-turned-hip-hop band, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 after a tumor was discovered on his salivary gland.
In addition to co-founding the Beastie Boys in 1979 with Mike Diamond and Adam Horowitz, Yauch had a long-standing involvement in the movie scene. He has more than 30 soundtrack credits on films like "Baby Mama," "17 Again," "Horrible Bosses" and "Iron Man 2," and also wrote, directed, produced and appeared in films and documentaries.
His first Hollywood effort was directing a 1989 short film called "Shadrach," which promoted the band's song of the same name. He went on to direct and produce the "Beastie Boys: Video Anthology," a 2008 high school sports documentary called "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," and last...
According to Rolling Stone, Yauch, one of the three members of the long-lived punk-turned-hip-hop band, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 after a tumor was discovered on his salivary gland.
In addition to co-founding the Beastie Boys in 1979 with Mike Diamond and Adam Horowitz, Yauch had a long-standing involvement in the movie scene. He has more than 30 soundtrack credits on films like "Baby Mama," "17 Again," "Horrible Bosses" and "Iron Man 2," and also wrote, directed, produced and appeared in films and documentaries.
His first Hollywood effort was directing a 1989 short film called "Shadrach," which promoted the band's song of the same name. He went on to direct and produce the "Beastie Boys: Video Anthology," a 2008 high school sports documentary called "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," and last...
- 5/4/2012
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
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