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08-17-2007, 09:40 PM
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Dr. Dre Sues Death Row Over Rights to The Chronic
Renowned producer Dr. Dre filed a lawsuit against Death Row Records in U.S. bankruptcy court on Wednesday (August 15) over the rights to his groundbreaking 1992 album The Chronic. According to the Associated Press, Dre is asking the court to rescind two prior agreements, made in 1992 and 1996, that first granted Death Row permission to distribute The Chronic, and later relinquished the album’s copyrights to the label. Under the 1996 agreement, he agreed to sign over the copyrights on the condition that he would continue to receive royalties. In 2000 the Aftermath boss notified Death Row that, due to their failure to pay these royalties, he was rescinding the two prior agreements and demanding the rights to the album be returned to him. Dre now claims that, because of that notice, he is once again the rightful owner of the copyrights. The suit also asserts that the Chapter 11 trustee currently overseeing the label is in the process of trying to sell the copyrights without proper permission. The lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction against Death Row and the trustee that would prevent any such sale. Dre is also asking to be paid restitution for any revenue earned by Death Row during its use of the copyrights.
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08-17-2007, 10:26 PM
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Capo
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its funny how all these folks be gettin pimped dont even own they own shit  aint nothin changed in the music business since before the 50's you would of thought cats would realize by now , but i can still go to any hood and get anyone to sign anything for a pair of lexus keys
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08-18-2007, 06:41 AM
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rich mofo's getting richer
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08-18-2007, 09:01 AM
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Don
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obviously dre's gettin into some financial problems if he's tryna get the copyrights to the album after 15 yrs..
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08-18-2007, 09:42 AM
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naw i dont think its dat dre jus finally built up enough confidence to go against suge for his shit
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08-18-2007, 12:24 PM
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Capo
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I think Dr. Dre's trying to get his. You know how many stores started carrying classic albums like The Chronic again after GTA: San Andreas came out? Every record store I went to all of a sudden had The Chronic, Straight Outta Compton, Easy Does It, all kinds of classic shit. And these are the albums the artists don't make money off of anymore. If The Chronic is selling that many copies today, then I don't blame Dr. Dre for trying to get up on his bread.
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