Comments on: LA Weekly: Karma Policed-L.A. Music Publisher’s Suit Against Lil Wayne Threatens to Rewrite Rules on Mixtapes

By: I’m Not Feeling You Suing Lil Wayne | I'm Not Feeling You

I’m Not Feeling You Suing Lil Wayne | I'm Not Feeling You — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:03:20 +0000

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By: Passion of the Weiss

Passion of the Weiss — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:50:25 +0000

Of course. Biggie said it because those were the kings of the Mixtape scene when he was growing up and first breaking in. I could’ve changed the order (and did in the first draft) but realized that it was un-wise to fuck with Big’s phrasing.

By: adam (not Beaugh)

adam (not Beaugh) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:43:13 +0000

Like Brucie B, Ron G and Kid Capr

Isn
t that a line from ‘Juicy’?

By: guodisdoug

guodisdoug — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:50:37 +0000

Good piece Weiss. This is one of the more ridiculous “intellectual property / copyright” situations in a while. She should’ve asked Dido what rappers can do for one’s careeer.

By: Nate Jones

Nate Jones — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:47:37 +0000

Cool article. Goes hand and hand with my Music Business Law class this semester.

By: Passion of the Weiss

Passion of the Weiss — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:08:14 +0000

Well played, sir.

By: Tray

Tray — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:59:34 +0000

It would have to be a very small cut. I enjoyed this part of the complaint:

“The defendant’s infringing work has been a substantial benefit to his career. He has been featured prominently in music periodicals and popular, national magazines. The song has won critical acclaim and has created a lot of pre-release “buzz” for his upcoming album.”

I mean, the question is, if he had never made that song, how many fewer copies of Carter 3 and concert tickets would he have sold? Two? The way I see it, if not for this song, Breihan wouldn’t have written so many annoying posts about it, and I might not have gotten so sick of Wayne.

By: Passion of the Weiss

Passion of the Weiss — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:10:45 +0000

Thanks for the kind words guys. I appreciate it.

As to what the company and Karma are suing for, you can read the lawsuit here.

http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/0529_lil_wayne_wm.pdf

It boils down to the fact that they’re saying the track made him more famous, built up his buzz and ultimately left him in a position to be more successful with Carter III. Plus, he has regularly performed “I Feel Like Dying” live and they want a cut of that.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:53:58 +0000

Great article. It does seem strange she wouldn’t try to capitalize on the song’s popularity. This lawsuit certainly isn’t going to send anyone who liked “I Feel Like Dying” in search of her music.

By: Tray

Tray — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:10:27 +0000

Yeah, that’s what I’d like to know, Drewski.