Hip-Hop soul pioneer Mary J. Blige was recently cleared of copyright infringement accusations stemming from her 2001 hit ?Family Affair.? The suit was filed in January by Leonard Jones and James White. White, who previously managed a rapper named Benevolence, claims to have submitted the artist?s copyright-protected demo to Universal Records in May 2001. Blige completed ?Family Affair? in August 2001, and according to the lawsuit the single bore a striking lyrical resemblance...(read more)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Mary J. Blige Cleared In Copyright Lawsuit
Hip-Hop soul pioneer Mary J. Blige was recently cleared of copyright infringement accusations stemming from her 2001 hit ?Family Affair.? The suit was filed in January by Leonard Jones and James White. White, who previously managed a rapper named Benevolence, claims to have submitted the artist?s copyright-protected demo to Universal Records in May 2001. Blige completed ?Family Affair? in August 2001, and according to the lawsuit the single bore a striking lyrical resemblance...(read more)
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