Hip Hop Starship » Tyler Perry Sued for Copyright infringement http://www.hiphopstarship.com Breaking Hip Hop News and Videos Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:23:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Tyler Perry Sued for Copyright infringement http://www.hiphopstarship.com/tyler-perry-sued-for-copyright-infringement/ http://www.hiphopstarship.com/tyler-perry-sued-for-copyright-infringement/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:06:01 +0000 admin http://www.hiphopstarship.com/?p=1192 Tyler Perry has gotten into some hot water regarding some song lyrics featured in his 2009 movie, Madea Goes to Jail. The popular filmmaker is accused of lifting lyrics from a gospel song for the movie. According to a federal lawsuit, Tyler allegedly pirated an entire verse from “When I Think of the Goodness of Jesus,” written in 1950 by singer Bertha James.

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No credit or payment was made for the lyrics used in a monologue by Perry’s Madea during a court proceeding in the film. James’ estate is seeking unspecified damages for copyright infringement from Perry and Lionsgate Entertainment which distributes his films.

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