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(116,493 posts) Thu Feb 9, 2017, 06:07 PM Feb 2017

Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star's estate

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The estate of a late New Orleans YouTube star has filed a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Beyonce over the use of his voice in her "Formation" video.

The estate of Anthony Barre, who went by the name Messy Mya on YouTube, claims in the lawsuit filed in New Orleans federal court Monday that Barre's voice is featured in the introduction to the video. The complaint alleges Barre's estate has received no payment or acknowledgment.

Barre was fatally shot in 2010.

In addition to Beyonce, the suit names several songwriters, the video's director and companies owned by Warner Music Group. Representatives for Beyonce and WMG didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

Source: http://wcfcourier.com/entertainment/music/beyonce-faces-m-copyright-suit-from-youtube-star-s-estate/article_015dd825-45b3-5087-bd8c-721c12831e27.html

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Beyonce faces $20M copyright suit from YouTube star's estate (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2017 OP
I thought this was covered under "sampling" underpants Feb 2017 #1
Wake me up when Beyonc does something original ever elehhhhna Feb 2017 #2
20milion michael44 Apr 2017 #3

underpants

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1. I thought this was covered under "sampling"
Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)
Thu Feb 9, 2017, 06:15 PM
Feb 2017

Not sure about the acknowledgement part but I thought you could sample up to something like 10 seconds with paying royalties.

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