T.I. Sued For Copyright Infringement

NEWS

» by Danielle Canada January 26, 2010, 13:25pm

Fresh out of jail for weapons charges and living in a halfway house, T.I. is seeing his name brought up in court documents once again.

The King of the South is being sued for his 2006 Grammy Award winning track “What You Know.”

According to court papers a man, Nathan Filby a.k.a. Motoe Blizzid, claims that “What You Know” uses portions of a song he released in 2004 titled “Reverence” leading Filby to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against him.

Filby claims that he distributed the song years ago to several people in the industry including an agent at Relentless Management, a management company believed to be affiliated with T.I.

In court documents he describes the songs as having the “same rate of harmonic range” and says the musical evidence is irrefutable down to the “virtually identical core harmonic progression of descending 4ths” and “nearly identical instrumental melodic lines in terms of pitch, shape, and rhythm.”

He ultimately wants a trial with a jury so that he may seek damages and a portion of all profits made from the song.

Follow Us On Twitter

Comments 2 Tags: Clifford Harris, king of the south, T.I. and Tiny, T.I. Sued, T.I. Sued For COpyright Infringement, Tip, Tip SUed, Urban Legend T.I.

Stories We Like

Sexiest Pictures Of The Women That Broke Rappers’ Hearts

Top Natural Hair Salon Owners

Our 7 Favorite HBO Shows...Ever

The Top 10 Nastiest Breakups In Hip-Hop

Swizzy’s Side-Piece Christina Elizabeth Comes Clean

« Previous Story Next Story »

Schools That Generate The Most/Least Debt For Grads

Blacks in the Book: 7 Interesting World Record Breakers

Hmmm… Ciara Is Tweeting Subliminals Too

Meet The Craziest Sports Wives And Girlfriends

Schools That Generate The Most/Least Debt For Grads

« Previous Story Next Story »

Signs You're On Your Way To Being A Baby Mama

Films Rebooted With African American Stars

Songs Simon Cowell Says You Shouldn't Attempt To Sing

Why I'm Not Mad At Serena Williams

Amber Rose Heads To The Motherland To Teach The Babies

« Previous Story Next Story »