Music Trivia -> Song Lawsuits -> I
Songs that have resulted in lawsuits, either for lyrics or for borrowing too much of the music.
"I'll Be Your Everything," Tommy Page
Jordan Knight, and Danny Wood got presented with a lawsuit claiming that the song I'll Be Your Everything had copied another song. The case was eventually thrown out of court.
Celeste
"Ice Ice Baby," Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice drew controversy by claiming that he owed no royalties for sampling "Under Pressure", citing one minor alteration to the bass line. Although no lawsuit was ever filed, the rapper supposedly settled out of court, and songwriting credit was retroactively given to Bowie and the members of Queen. (from wikipedia)
Ramon
"Ice Ice Baby ," Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice was accused for stealing the bass line for his song "Ice Ice Baby" from the song "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie. This case never went to trial, although rumor has it that the copyright holders of Under Pressure threatened suit and settled with Vanilla out of court for an undisclosed sum.
Shelby
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