A bishop has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West, alleging that about 20% of 'Come to Life' is lifted from a sermon he delivered.
‘”Come to Life’ is approximately five minutes and 10 seconds in length. Approximately one minute and 10 seconds of this sound recording is sampled directly from Plaintiff’s sermon and appears to run on a loop underscoring the pre-chorus and chorus throughout the song in question,” the lawsuit states. “Consequently, twenty percent of the entire sound recording ‘Come to Life’ is comprised of unauthorized, unlicensed samples of the Sermon.
The lawsuit seeks a trial by jury to determine punitive damages from West and co-defendants G.O.O.D. Music, Universal Music Group, and Def Jam Recordings.’s request for comment. “Defendants willfully and without the permission or consent of Plaintiff extensively sampled portions of the Sermon,” Moten’s lawsuit continued. “Over the span of several years, defendants have demonstrated an alarming pattern and practice of willfully and egregiously sampling sound recordings of others without consent or permission.”
This isn’t the first time a seemingly “fair use” sample has resulted in a lawsuit against Ye: In 2019, Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple
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