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12 Mar 2012, 7:14 am by Erin Carlson
Erin Carlson Syl Johnson sued the rappers for using part of his song, "Different Strokes," without permission, payment or credit. read more [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 6:51 am by Eriq Gardner
Eriq Gardner Syl Johnson on His Two Grammy Noms: :Should Have Been Three -- Kanye and Jay-Z Sampled Me. [read post]
3 Oct 2013, 8:30 am by Jonathan Bailey
Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Usher, Mark Wahlberg, Run-D.M.C. and More Slapped With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit First off today, Tim Kenneally at The Wrap reports that Twilight Records and Syl-Zel Music have filed a massive lawsuit against a variety of artists alleging that they illegally sampled the song “Different Strokes”, which was performed by Sylvester Thompson, better known as Syl Johnson, in 1967. [read post]
24 Aug 2011, 10:17 am by Jonathan Bailey
The labels are seeking damages based upon estimated losses for those 10,000 tracks and their distribution. 2: Watch The Throne Label Def Jam Accused Of Copyright Infringement Next up today, musician Syl Johnson has sued Def Jam Records over their recent “Watch the Throne” release saying that one of the tracks, “The Joy” uses an uncleared sample of his song “Different Strokes”. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 8:57 am
Finally, 1709 Blog's Eleonora Rosati reports that rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z have settled their dispute with Syl Johnson. [read post]