Nefertiti0 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Dua Lipa is facing a new federal lawsuit in Los Angeles from musician Bosko Kante, who claims the British pop star and her label Warner Music Group never received his permission to include his "talk box" recording in remixes of her song "Levitating." Kante said in the lawsuit that the use of his performance on three remixes of Lipa's hit song infringed his copyright, citing an oral agreement that the part Kante created with his wearable electronic device be used only in the song's original recording. The lawsuit filed on Monday said Kante is entitled to more than $20 million in profit from the infringing music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FolkLover1989 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 You know song is big success when random lawsuits start She won 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Harajuku Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LustSpell Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) I always wonder why these lawsuits come so late after a song has been in the mainstream and its popularity has already died Edited August 1, 2023 by LustSpell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenMachine Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Not $20M for some random remixes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Everyone wants a piece of the mega hit. How desperate. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katamari Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 oh wow she is coming for lizzo's US court system residency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specter Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Left foot, right foot LITIGATE 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar-Rush Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 It took this long for them to file a lawsuit about a song released 3 years ago? This probably won't be settled for another 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowplaces Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 She's a criminal. Pay up, Lipa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 LOCK HER UP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen1108 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Quote The lawsuit said producer Stephen Kozmeniuk approached Kante in 2019 about creating a talk-box track to use on "Levitating." Kante said they verbally agreed to a license stipulating that his recording would only appear on the original track and could not be sampled or reused. "Levitating" was released on Dua Lipa's hit 2020 album "Future Nostalgia." The song spent 77 weeks on Billboard's Hot 100 U.S. singles chart, peaking at No. 2 in 2021. Kante's complaint said Lipa reused his work without permission on three "Levitating" remixes - one by DJ The Blessed Madonna featuring pop star Madonna and rapper Missy Elliott, a second featuring rapper DaBaby, and a third that Lipa performed at the American Music Awards. This feels like such a reach, but I also don't have any legal expertise so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckitty Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 you can't spell Fraud without Dua 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejmieeen Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 We should sue her for releasing a song which is too good to handle. Go girl!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooper Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 They want to suck this song dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgos Groove Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 She needs Katy's hitmen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxMartin Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Another starving musician who wants to get a cash grab from a monster hit... Meanwhile Dua's on vacation minding her own business as she should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftLover Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 LIFE IN PRISON 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magazine Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 This is asking for another remix, me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gui Blackout Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, stephen1108 said: This feels like such a reach, but I also don't have any legal expertise so "verbally agreed" ehh should've put in a contract babes, that's not how it works Edited August 1, 2023 by Gui Blackout 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dula Peep Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 If Ed Sheeran got away and they lock up poor Dua.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naval23 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 She will levitate above this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leyaris11 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 People hate to see a beauty and rich woman is successful, i fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenB Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 3 hours ago, LustSpell said: I always wonder why these lawsuits come so late after a song has been in the mainstream and its popularity has already died Bigger payout since the longer you let it become a hit and accrue sales, the more you can sue for damages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starchild Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) I mean he would deserve it wouldn't he? Her label pushed those remixes hard when they thought she was going #1 so it's not like they didn't make money from them. Legally if he didn't sign the rights away for anything other than that one song than he's entitled to a percentage of it Edited August 1, 2023 by Starchild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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