Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
Pop singer Justin Timberlake has been sued yet again for
copyright infringement. This time it is by the world
renowned Cirque du Soleil, who are a troupe of acrobats and
dancers. Cirque du Soleil's shows have grossed millions of
dollars worldwide. In 1997 Cirque du Soleil released an
album of music titled "Quidam." Timberlake has been sued for
stealing the 1997 Cirque du Soleil song "Steel Dreams" for
his 2013 tune "Don't Hold The Wall."
Timberlake's producer, the frequently sued infringer,
Timbaland, is also named as a party in the lawsuit regarding
the theft of the Cirque du Soleil song. The lawsuit seeks
$800,000 in damages for copyright infringement. Previously,
Timberlake was sued by the 1970s James Brown produced band
Sly, Slick and Wicked, for stealing music royalties and
using their work to make money from financial deals he was
not entitled to in any measure. Timberlake was also
hit with copyright infringement claims, regarding his song
"Damn Girl" that rips off Perry Kibble's "A New Day Is Here
At last."
Timberlake and Timberland are chronic copyright infringers
known by music industry law firms worldwide for this illegal
behavior. Timberlake records for Sony Music and Timberland
often works with their artists, who are constantly being
sued for willful acts of copyright infringement, which is an
illegal way of life at the label.
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Justin Timberlake sued by Cirque du Soleil over hit song
Justin Timberlake sued by Cirque du Soleil over hit song
Fri Apr 1, 2016 9:12am EDT - Cirque du
Soleil is not doing flips over Justin Timberlake's hit song
"Don't Hold the Wall." The Canadian theatrical performance
company on Thursday sued the superstar singer with
allegations that the song copied part of one of Cirque du
Soleil's original compositions without permission.
Timberlake's song appeared on his 2013
double album "20/20," which has sold more than two million
copies. The lawsuit filed in federal court in New York
claimed Timberlake borrowed from the song "Steel Dream,"
which was originally on Cirque du Soleil's 1997 album, "QUIDAM."
The suit seeks a minimum of $800,000 in damages for
copyright infringement...
Justin Timberlake Sued by Cirque du Soleil Over His Song ‘Don’t Hold the Wall’
March 31, 2016 | 06:01PM PT - Justin
Timberlake has run into some legal trouble. Cirque du Soleil
has sued the Grammy-winning singer, accusing him of sampling
part of one of the performance company’s original songs in
his track “Don’t Hold the Wall,” a cut from his 2013 album
“The 20/20 Experience,” without permission.
The lawsuit claims that Timberlake borrowed
from “Steel Dream,” a song that originally appeared in “Quidam,”
Cirque’s ninth stage production, and later on a 1997 album
of the same name. The suit, filed Thursday in a New York
federal court, is seeking $800,000 in copyright infringement
damages. Timbaland, J-Roc and James Fauntleroy, “Don’t Hold
the Wall’s” co-writers, along with Sony Entertainment,
Universal Music and WB Music Corp. were also named as
defendants in Cirque’s suit.
No stranger to copyright
infringement-related accusations, Timberlake was sued by the
1970s rhythm and blues band Sly, Slick and Wicked earlier
this year over his song “Suit & Tie,” claiming that it
borrowed elements from their song “Sho’ Nuff.” This incident
was followed by a similar claim in February, which alleged
that his Will.I.Am collaboration “Damn Girl” samples from
Perry Kibble’s “A New Day Is Here at Last.”...
