Nov 1 - Lil Wayne and Birdman Involved in New Copyright Lawsuit

**Hunedz|M** · 10:28 AM

More legal trouble has emerged for Lil Wayne as the New Orleans hitmaker is being sued by a man who contributed to his joint album with Birdman, Like Father, Like Son.

The copyright infringement lawsuit, which was filed Friday (Oct. 30) by Thomas Marasciullo in a Manhattan federal court, claims that Lil Wayne and Birdman’s label, Cash Money Records, arranged for Marasciullo to cut some "'Italian-styled' spoken word recordings" in 2006. The recordings, the suit noted, were later used on four songs on the joint project and five tracks on Birdman’s 2007 release, 5 * Stunna, without pay or permission.
According to Marasciullo, several short songs he says he wrote, recorded and copyrighted feature a man's voice delivering mob-movie-flavored repartee. Among the tunes featuring the Florida resident were including "Loyalty" and "Respect."

Released in 2006, Like Father, Like Son featured the hit single, “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy,” as well as “Respect.” The gold-selling album, which featured appearances from Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Tha Dogg Pound and T-Pain, debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, selling 176,000 copies.

Birdman’s 5 * Stunna contained the popular Lil Wayne-assisted lead single, “Pop Bottles.”

The suit further stated that Marasciullo realized his work was being used when his daughter discovered his "Respect" while trying to buy a ringtone version of the hit Aretha Franklin song of the same name. When he demanded payment for his work, the lawsuit mentioned that Marasciullo’s son was fired from a recording engineer job at Cash Money. The Associated Press reports the label and various music distribution outlets are also being sued by Marasciullo, who seeks unspecified damages.

The new lawsuit comes amid troubling times for Lil Wayne, who pled guilty last week to attempted weapons possession from a 2007 incident where authorities stopped the rapper’s tour bus after a concert in New York. Lil Wayne faces a year in jail from that case.

The rapper is also mired in the fallout from being arrested last year during a routine stop at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint near Yuma, Arizona. In that case, Lil Wayne was charged with a string of felonies that included possession of a narcotic drug for sale, possession of dangerous drugs, misconduct involving weapons and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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**ferrari f-50** · 11-01-2009, 10:42 AM

baby and slim should pay that man. he actually did a good job on those albums. he had that mafia talk thing down pat.

lol baby and slim said we ain't gonna pay you and on top of that your son is fired!!

but on the real they should pay him.

**RonniexRamen** · 11-01-2009, 10:58 AM

Pay that man.

**onq** · 11-01-2009, 11:00 AM

**eNcrypTioN** · 11-01-2009, 12:02 PM

pay him. f**king cheap asses...

**Big War|M** · 11-01-2009, 12:13 PM

**VickVega** · 11-01-2009, 01:04 PM

they punk b**ches....always have been...

**davon4204** · 11-01-2009, 04:04 PM

Originally Posted by onq

**Get it Right** · 11-01-2009, 05:20 PM

Damn these rappers must be broke.

**TwinCaliber2kz** · 11-01-2009, 05:32 PM

nah they just like robbin niggaz and sayin they make money...niggaz wouldnt have no money had there been no artist to make money to rob from including wayne,they just now payin him what he owed since he was 12 yrs old... he aint even gon get all his money,i wonder how slim living.... baby had 50 cars and lost all dem s**ts to katrina... isurance on 50 whips??? how much dat run you??...

**meercy|m** · 11-01-2009, 06:25 PM

Originally Posted by TwinCaliber2kz

baby had 50 cars and lost all dem s**ts to katrina... isurance on 50 whips??? how much dat run you??...

really do.. im wonderin the same s**t....
on top of this now... this fool havin custom made cars built...

**Hardkore** · 11-01-2009, 09:22 PM

niggas better stop buying 10-20 cars and wasting money. that sh*t gonna run out if people keep filing these lawsuits and they gotta keep dealin' with the law.

i wish the best for cash money. just hope they start making wiser decisions.

**benzsl4585** · 11-01-2009, 11:24 PM

I really liked those intros/skits. They really should have paid him. Not a shocker tho. Didn't he pull this same sh!t w/ Mannie Fresh?

**Kontrast0** · 11-02-2009, 08:01 AM

Lil wayne need to invest in all the lube hes gonna need for when he gets locked up in a few months.

**ferrari f-50** · 11-02-2009, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by TwinCaliber2kz

nah they just like robbin niggaz and sayin they make money...niggaz wouldnt have no money had there been no artist to make money to rob from including wayne,they just now payin him what he owed since he was 12 yrs old... he aint even gon get all his money,i wonder how slim living.... baby had 50 cars and lost all dem s**ts to katrina... isurance on 50 whips??? how much dat run you??...

thats real s**t!

i admire babys hustle but every other month you hear some s**t about baby not paying his artist or people who contribute to his albums.

and your right they just started paying lil wayne and i doubt they are paying wayne in full. i bet baby gets a quarter or more of what wayne makes on albums and tours. more then what he's suppose to get.

**RonniexRamen** · 11-02-2009, 09:15 AM

Originally Posted by benzsl4585

I really liked those intros/skits. They really should have paid him. Not a shocker tho. Didn't he pull this same sh!t w/ Mannie Fresh?

i think mannie had a similar issue with copyrights..they had this problem with Gillie For sure, but that s**t just got outta hand

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