We already know that Kim Kardashian is under intense legal scrutiny right now. A lawsuit has been filed against its newly launched skin care product line, SKNN BY KIM, for alleged trademark infringement. However, the reality star claims through her representatives that the lawsuit is nothing more than an “extortion” of money. And it looks like she’s not the only one in trouble now that her ex Kanye West is facing a separate but similar type of violation lawsuit.
According to the judicial documents obtained by Scoreboardthe lawsuit against Ye is for alleged copyright infringement of a song in wave 2, also known as his 11th studio album released exclusively on his co-creation of the “Stem Player” device. Apparently Marshall Jefferson’s hit song “Move Your Body” was included in the 45-year-old song “Flowers” without permission. Jefferson’s editor at Ultra International Music Publishing filed a complaint and condemned Kanye West’s “hypocrisy”, saying in part:
West defends the rights of artists with one hand, but does not hesitate to take away the rights of another artist with the other.
Additionally, they claim that the Grammy winner and his reps have admitted sampling without authorization in previous chats. They testify that it was therefore a “deliberate” attack and “in flagrant violation of the property rights of the UIMP”. Marshall Jefferson, 62, said in a personal statement to the outlet:
I’ve been sampled thousands of times. There is a right and a wrong way to do it. That it is done by another artist, a BLACK artist, a Chicago colleague with no recognition is disappointing.
Therefore, the UIMP is asking for a “permanent injunction” against Kanye West and others not to continue using the sample in question. Additionally, they want the “maximum legal damages of $ 150,000 per violation,” plus attorney fees, other attorney fees, and interest. Otherwise, they are ready to go to court to settle there.
The cause is obviously not good news for the artist. According to Billboard, this is the sixth time he’s been sued for champions in his long music career, with the majority having been out-of-court liquidated or fired. It’s also a change from earlier this year, when much of the news about West was about his actions towards future ex-wife and fiancé Pete Davidson. Kardashian is currently fighting infringement allegations in his own lawsuit, saying through representatives that “it’s not what it seems.”
From the outside, looking inside, it is it seems that things are slightly improving in the co-parenting department between Kim Kardashian and Kanye West following their public feud on social media earlier this year. West’s comment on Hulu star Pete Davidson and others even caused Instagram to suspend it for 24 hours. (The account was deleted and has not been used since.)
Additionally, the backlash of it all also prompted the Grammys to remove him from the 2022 performance list. He has reportedly since retired from public life to work on himself, but fans saw a surprise appearance when took the stage as a tribute to P Diddy. at this year’s BET Awards.
Meanwhile, in the first season of The Kardashians (available to stream now for Hulu subscribers), Kanye West was also seen briefly when he came to Kim K’s aid by allegedly saving her leftover sex tape from Ray J. However, Ray J completely refutes the account of the events of the ‘ ex partner. . As for the latest copyright lawsuit against him, only time will tell how the legal situation will evolve.
Source: Cinemablend
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