American rapper Kanye West is being sued by the estate of the late Donna Summer, alleging that he “stole” the legendary singer's song “I Feel Love.”
Donna Summer's Estate Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit
Bruce Sudano, Donna Summer's second husband and executor of her late estate, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign.Sudano claims the rapper used Donna's feel the love Vultures album songs without permission. Okay (don't die).
The lawsuit was filed in California federal court on Tuesday, February 27th.
According to news outlets pitchforkBruce confirmed that an organization called Alien Music on behalf of West and Ty Dolla $ign contacted Donna Summer's estate in January to confirm ownership of the song “I Feel Love.” He claims that he requested permission for sampling.
“In considering Defendants' request, the Summer Estate considered not only the immense commercial value of the 'I FEEL LOVE' song, but also the potential for deterioration of Summer's legacy,” the complaint states. .
Kanye West denies using Donna Summer song
Donna's husband stated that the late artist's estate denied the permit request in early February, and told the musician's representative, “This denial is a violation of the licensee (or any other recording artist) covering 'I FEEL LOVE.' This means an absolute ban on the use of Donna Summer.'' Sounds Like ”, or uses the original Donna Summer recording.
He also claims that the rappers went to Summer's record label after Kanye and Ty Dolla $ign were rejected by the estate. universal music enterpriserequested permission to sample, but the label denied that request as well.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign release joint vulture 1 On February 10th.
The heir is Kanye's song Okay (don't die) is not a sample, but a “bad interpolation”.
Bruce and his lawyers argue: “In the face of these repeated denials, West and his co-defendants instead sought to circumvent this obstacle by fraudulently interpolating the song's iconic melody.” Using it as the song's hook, and using a singer similar to Summer, he essentially re-recorded the instantly recognizable part of “I FEEL LOVE” in almost the same key, with slightly altered lyrics (also (done without permission).
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