written by Thomas A. Harden
Friday - May 23, 2008
Kanye West, Common, Method Man and Redman, and their perspective record companies were sued Thursday by the late U.S. jazz musician Joe Farrell's daughter, who accused the emcees of using her father's music without approval.
According to Billboard, Kathleen Firrantello filed an infringement lawsuit against the rappers and their various labels owned by Universal Music Group at U.S. District Court in New York, for the unlawful use of Farrell's 1974 musical composition "Upon This Rock."
The lawsuit stated all four rappers used portions of Farrell's opus in three separate songs- Kanye's "Gone," Common's "Chi-City," and Meth and Red's "Run 4 Cover."
Firrantello is seeking punitive damages of at least $1 million. She also asked that no further copies of the songs be made, sold or performed.
None of the record companies or representatives for the rappers were available for comment.
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