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As past instances show, pilfer from the Stones and you should expect litigation. A history of sue me, sue you blues: Verve, “Bittersweet Symphony” (for sampling amply from the symphonic version of “The Last Time”) • Janet Jackson, “What’ll I Do” (for singing “Hey hey hey, that’s what I say.”) • George Michael, “Waiting for That Day” (for the lyric “You can’t always get what you want.”) [source]
The biggest music news from the past week has to be that ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., holder of the Rolling Stones’ publishing rights, is suing Lil Wayne and his label for copyright infringement for borrowing a chorus melody and title from the Stones’ hit “Play With Fire” for Wayne’s “Playing With Fire.” Most ironically, the Stones’ representatives chide Wayne’s song for using “explicit, sexist, and offensive language.” Though it most certainly does, bear in mind their clients are the people who brought us Cocksucker Blues. Get yourself an mp3—before the court orders you can’t listen to this song anymore. —Erik Bryan, Jul. 30, 2008

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