T.I. Sued For Copyright Infringement
News | WOS | January 26, 2010 at 2:51 PM
Rapper T.I. who is currently in a halfway house after serving almost 8 months in a low security prison, could be back in front of a judge, but instead of criminal charges, the rapper is being sued for copyright infringement by an upcoming rapper.
According to court papers a man, Nathan Filby a.k.a. Motoe Blizzid, who is being represented by One LLP, claims that “What You Know” uses portions of a song he released in 2004 titled “Reverence” leading Filby to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against him.
He claims that the track was delivered to a number of industry insiders before reaching a representative at Relentless Management, a company that reportedly works with T.I.
In court documents, One LLP and Filby claimed that the tracks contain the “same harmonic” range and lawyers even presented documents that showed an algorithm that claimed to show the song’s similarities scientifically.
According to reports, Filby ultimately wants a trial with a jury so that he may seek damages and a portion of all profits made from the song.
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Man… Epic #Fail on Nathan Filby. That bullshit ass song don’t sound nothing like “What You Know”.
what you know uses a tune derived from jimi hendrix’s hey joe. where this fool came from i don’t know.