Drake And Label Sued By Playboy

Although Drake has recently been the center of attention, it’s all mainly been positive, since he’s hard not to love; but it seems Playboy is ruining that streak by suing the hit artist for copyright infringement.

Drizzy Drake is getting sued by Playboy for allegedly stealing samples from the hit 1975 song, ‘Fallin’ in Love’ by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, which is owned by Playboy, for his song ‘Best I Ever Had’. Along with suing Drake, Playboy is also suing Cash Money Records, Universal Music Group, and Universal Music Group Distribution for copyright infringement, however the exact details and demands from Playboy are not yet known. Playboy’s attorney, Neville Johnson of Johnson & Johnson LLP, confirmed the fact that Drake and mentioned companies are getting sued, but Drake’s reps had no comment so far on the situation. As shown in court documents filed on June 25th in California, Playboy claims that “Best I Ever Had” has been “an enormous commercial success” and also claims that “each Defendant either knew, or should have reasonably known, that the sound recording ['Fallin' in Love'] was protected by copyright. Each Defendant continues to infringe upon Plaintiff’s right in and to the copyrighted sound recording.” It is known that Playboy will obviously be asking for a certain sum of money and “asks that all infringing works be recalled and destroyed.”

Now it’s obvious in this world where money means everything, that Playboy would be demanding money, but is it really that necessary for them to demand that “all infringing works be recalled and destroyed,” making it seem like the hit song by Drake basically never existed?

RIDICULOUS!

It’s expected for any celebrity to be sought after by a company that has a reason to sue, especially someone who has rose to such quick popularity like Drake, but to take things to such extremes is certainly not needed. If it was really such a big deal than why didn’t Playboy sue when the song first came out a year ago (over a year ago if you count when it was available online)? The reason why is clear; because Drake wasn’t as popular as he is now, especially with the release of his new hit album ‘Thank Me Later’. Although the amount of money being asked is not yet known, it would make absolutely no sense for Playboy Enterprises to ask for a large sum along with their unnecessary demands. I’m sure Drake must be asking himself all the same questions, and saying “WTF?!” while pondering this ordeal.

Posted on 06/29/10. Back To Blog - Tags: Cash Money Records, Drake, Editorial, Lawsuit, Young Money

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