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08-31-2005, 11:37 PM
From Kiss-FM website:
Lawsuit Settled Over Lil' Flip Track
A lawsuit over rapper Lil' Flip's hit track "Game Over" has been settled after a year-long legal battle.
Video game giant Namco filed a $10 million lawsuit against Sony BMG in September, claiming that Lil' Flip's song violated used sounds from the company's classic games Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man without permission.
The lawsuit stated that the song was never cleared and Namco objected to gun and drug references and profanity contained in the song, according to AllHipHop.com.
The lawsuit was filed months before a federal appeals court in Cincinnati, Ohio, ruled that artists should pay for every sample included in their work, including short snippets, whether they're distinguishable or not.
The law previously allowed for some flexibility in regards to sampling, but that was struck down, when federal laws were passed to curb piracy of digital recordings.
Lawsuit Settled Over Lil' Flip Track
A lawsuit over rapper Lil' Flip's hit track "Game Over" has been settled after a year-long legal battle.
Video game giant Namco filed a $10 million lawsuit against Sony BMG in September, claiming that Lil' Flip's song violated used sounds from the company's classic games Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man without permission.
The lawsuit stated that the song was never cleared and Namco objected to gun and drug references and profanity contained in the song, according to AllHipHop.com.
The lawsuit was filed months before a federal appeals court in Cincinnati, Ohio, ruled that artists should pay for every sample included in their work, including short snippets, whether they're distinguishable or not.
The law previously allowed for some flexibility in regards to sampling, but that was struck down, when federal laws were passed to curb piracy of digital recordings.