Rapper Lil Wayne has filed a lawsuit against the producers of one of his hit songs for sampling another song without getting the other singer’s permission, according to an Associated Press report.
A lawsuit filed last year against Lil Wayne accuses him of copyright infringement, saying he failed to obtain permission to sample folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel’s song “Once” on his track “I Feel Like Dying.”
A lawsuit filed last week by the rapper’s lawyers says Rebel Rock Productions Inc., of Coconut Creek, Florida., produced “I Feel Like Dying” and was responsible for obtaining any necessary licensing agreements. The production company would not comment on the ongoing lawsuits.
Lil Wayne, whose real name Dwayne Carter Jr., lives in New Orleans, while Karma-Ann Swanepoel is a South African who now lives in Florida.
MusicVixen says...
You know, rappers wouldn't have this problem if they'd just learn to write their own songs, instead of sampling everyone else's music.
