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LIL BO AND HIS PEEPS PREVAIL IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASE

01-22-2009 [Oliver Ruiz] [Permalink]

Rap artists Lil Jon, Lil Bo, and Big Sam, who together comprise the hip hop group Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz, prevailed in a copyright infringement case regarding the song "The Weedman", from their platinum album, "Kings of Crunk".  The case was brought by a freelance musician and producer who claimed copyright ownership of the work, and the artists prevailed after successfully asserting a defense which was primarily based on the existence of an implied license for the use of the work.  

The decision rendered by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit can be found here.