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The lawsuit continues: "The phrase is so important to the success of 'Party Rock Anthem', that LMFAO launched a highly successful clothing line, Party Rock Clothing, that features the phrase on T-shirts and other clothing items." It also mentions that the use of the phrase "is an obvious attempt to capitalise on the fame and success of 'Hustlin'", pointing out that the lyric is even performed in a similar manner to Ross. The lawsuit states: "The use of 'Hustlin'' in 'Party Rock Anthem' is readily apparent, despite the slight change from "Everyday I'm hustlin'"…' to "Everyday I'm shufflin.'" and constitutes, inter alia, the creation of an unauthorised derivative work." Ross and the song's composer Jermaine Jackson have filed the case against the group - made up of uncle and nephew Redfoo and Sky Blu - at a Florida federal court over the unauthorised use of the line. The rapper has filed a lawsuit against the duo over a lyric used in their 2011 track 'Party Rock Anthem'.Īccording to The Hollywood Reporter, Ross claims that the phrase "Every day I'm shufflin" from LMFAO's hit single is imitative of his own 2006 track 'Hustlin'', in which he repeatedly uses the lyric "Everyday I'm hustlin'". This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.Rick Ross is suing LMFAO for copyright infringement. Ross' attorneys could not immediately be reached for comment.
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"Although Plaintiffs have failed to carry their burden of showing proper registration and compliance with the Copyright Act’s statutory formalities, registration does not confer copyright, nor can an erroneous registration take it away," Williams writes. "However, the failure to properly register a work will preclude an infringement action predicated on that work. And, while the Court’s ruling here does not cancel the registrations, it does bar Plaintiffs from bringing an infringement action because no valid registration exists." Williams says there is undisputed evidence that Ross, and his producers who are also plaintiffs, knew there were competing registrations with inaccuracies and took no steps to fix them. Even the most minimal due diligence, through a basic search of the Register’s records (which are easily accessible online), would have revealed these prior registrations." "It should be noted that the second and third registrations were filed by major, global music corporations. "For reasons that have never been made clear, the musical composition Hustlin’ is the subject of three different registrations with the Copyright Office," Williams writes. Copyright Office issued a statement that a copyright for "Everyday I'm hustlin'" never should have been issued. In March Ross was dealt another blow when the U.S. Rick Ross Loses Legal Claim Over LMFAO's 'Shufflin' Shirts
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This decision isn't shocking, considering she previously found the three-word phrase not original enough to be copyrightable for use on merchandise. "Because Plaintiffs do not hold a valid copyright registration and because Plaintiffs have not established either legal or beneficial ownership of the exclusive right to prepare derivative works for Hustlin', Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment is DENIED and this case is DISMISSED," she writes. Williams' answer to both questions is "no." Williams says the two years of litigation in this case ended where it should have begun - by asking "was the musical compositionHustlin’ validly registered with the Copyright Office, and, if so, do Plaintiffs have an ownership interest in the exclusive right to prepare derivative works for the musical composition Hustlin’?" Rick Ross can continue to hustle every day but he can't sue others who use his signature phrase, according to a federal judge's Friday ruling. Ross sued uncle-nephew duo LMFAO in 2013, claiming "Party Rock Anthem" infringed on his copyright in "Hustlin'" by use of its lyric "everyday I'm shufflin.'"