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Legal
Drake sued by Playboy
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 29 June 2010
Drake has been sued by the music division of Playboy Enterprises who claim that the rising rapper’s biggest hit ‘Best I Ever Had’ samples the song ‘Fallin In Love’ by seventies soft rock outfit Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds without permission. That chart topping song was released by Playboy Records in 1975.
Playboy’s lawsuit says that the rapper and his producers “knew or should have reasonably known that the sound recording was protected by copyright”. Labels Cash Money Records and Universal are also named as defendents in the suit. Playboy are looking for an injunction to stop sales and distribution of the Drake track, and are claiming they should get all profits generated by the hit single plus legal costs.
Drake’s people are yet to comment.
