Shenseea and its Interscope Records label are facing a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over the use of elements of Denise Belfon's Soca Work song, in collaboration with the Jamaican singer and rapper Megan Thee Stallion in the song Lick. The complaint, according to documents obtained by DancehallMag, was filed in the U.S. District Court for New York State on March 4, 2022, by Anastas Hackett aka New York-based Pupa Nas-T, who is described as a "well. - a well-known Caribbean artist and producer of the Caribbean genre ”and who co-produced and co-wrote in 1999 with Harkness Taitt.
Shenseea's co-manager, Romeich Major, said he was unaware of the upcoming legal issue and that: "This could happen because of a big label if dat could erase everything." Hackett, who has worked with many Reggae artists such as Shabba Ranks and Maxi Priest, when contacted, confirmed that there was indeed a legal issue regarding Lick's removal, which was produced by Canadian hitmaker Murda Beatz for Shenseea Alpha's debut album. .
"It simply came to our notice then.
It's a straightforward matter in court right now and I have a lawyer so I can't say much, ”Hackett said
The 9-page complaint lists Chinsea Linda Lee (Shenseea), Interscope Records, UK-based Atal Music Limited and their employee Alexandre Escolier as defendants. It stated that Atal Music and Escolier were awarded a contract by Shenseea representatives to cancel the Labor sample to be used in collaboration with Lick and Megan Thee Stallion.
However, the complaint alleges that Hackett denied him permission to use his song because he felt that the conditions imposed by the defendants were insufficient.
It added that the song was released by the defendants "without authority or permission" from the plaintiffs and "without giving appropriate credit to the plaintiffs," on January 21, 2022, "a violation of US Copyright Law."
Lick reached number 20 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. The official music video is close to 10 million views on YouTube.
The complaint continued, "In January 2022, the defendants were put on notice that they were using the Appellants 'work without permission and that they were infringing on the Appellants' copyright, however, the defendants failed to rectify their actions.""Instead, the defendants, particularly the defendants, Atal Music and Defendant, Alexandre Escolier, continue to rely on their false claims by knowing their right to publish the plaintiffs' work, even though they are aware that the allegations are false."
The complaint stated that "the nature of the use of the original song is twofold: (1) an 8-second audio sample of the words" put your back in it ", which can be found in the introduction @ 0:00. -0: 08 and in outro @ 2: 23-2: 31 of new work; and (2) singing again for 14 seconds in the same phrase ("put your back in it"), which is heard 6 times in each response @ 0: 23-0: 37 , 1: 07-1: 21, and 1: 53-2: 07. ”
"In fact, the use of the phrase" put your back in it "is essential to the overall sense of the new work and is a constant reminder of its connection to the original song," it added.
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The complaint continued, "In January 2022, the defendants were put on notice that they were using the Appellants 'work without permission and that they were infringing on the Appellants' copyright, however, the defendants failed to rectify their actions.""Instead, the defendants, particularly the defendants, Atal Music and Defendant, Alexandre Escolier, continue to rely on their false claims by knowing their right to publish the plaintiffs' work, even though they are aware that the allegations are false."
The complaint stated that "the nature of the use of the original song is twofold: (1) an 8-second audio sample of the words" put your back in it ", which can be found in the introduction @ 0:00. -0: 08 and in outro @ 2: 23-2: 31 of new work; and (2) singing again for 14 seconds in the same phrase ("put your back in it"), which is heard 6 times in each response @ 0: 23-0: 37 , 1: 07-1: 21, and 1: 53-2: 07. ”
"In fact, the use of the phrase" put your back in it "is essential to the overall sense of the new work and is a constant reminder of its connection to the original song," it added.
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Effects on this case
The lawsuit was filed against the plaintiff, including damages for copyright infringement, and a higher level of legal compensation for the deliberate violation of $ 150,000, as well as attorney's fees and fees. The case also sought the Court's "judgment that the defendants had violated the Copyright Act and that all such violations were intentional" and "a judgment to evaluate the Defendants for compensation of more than $ 10,000,000".
It also claims the award for the actual damages and benefits of the defendants as a result of the violation and lists 43 sources which the Court sought to give to the plaintiff, as a result of the exploitation of the work locally and abroad.
The lawsuit was filed against the plaintiff, including damages for copyright infringement, and a higher level of legal compensation for the deliberate violation of $ 150,000, as well as attorney's fees and fees. The case also sought the Court's "judgment that the defendants had violated the Copyright Act and that all such violations were intentional" and "a judgment to evaluate the Defendants for compensation of more than $ 10,000,000".
It also claims the award for the actual damages and benefits of the defendants as a result of the violation and lists 43 sources which the Court sought to give to the plaintiff, as a result of the exploitation of the work locally and abroad.
Among them were record sales; Downloads; Ringtones; Back tones; Public performance revenue; Digital revenue; Flow revenue; Licensing mediation; Marketing; Public appearance; Consent; Funding; speaker function; Tourism revenue; Advertising revenue and Visibility fees.
In addition to damages, benefits and costs, the lawsuit, among other things, seeks to be heard by the court and that the Court orders Shenseea and his co-defendants to destroy and remove all marks of Lick's song in public.
In addition to damages, benefits and costs, the lawsuit, among other things, seeks to be heard by the court and that the Court orders Shenseea and his co-defendants to destroy and remove all marks of Lick's song in public.
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