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Busta Rhymes and Leaders of the New School Sued for 1991 Sample Use

Published by Tyler Hakes on September 8, 2010 at 11:48 am

Busta Rhymes. One of the defendants named in a lawsuit over Leaders of the New School's track "Case of the P.T.A." Nearly 20 years after the fact, Busta Rhymes and the Leaders of the New School, along with their label at the time, Elektra Entertainment Group, and their distributors are being sued for copyright infringement for their use of a sample on their 1991 track, “Case of the P.T.A.”

Drive-In Music Company claims that they were unaware of the use of a sample from the track, “Let A Woman Be A Woman, Let A Man Be A Man,” by Dyke And The Blazers. On September 2 of 2010, they have filed claims against each member of the group, along with all companies involved in the creation and distribution of the disc.

Drive-In is seeking an unspecified amount in damages caused by lost revenue. They are also looking to halt all further sales of the album, as well as to impound any existing copies still available.

The album that included “P.T.A.”, A Future Without a Past, is still being sold digitally via various online retailers.

One Response

Justin Boland Says:
September 8th, 2010 at 12:22 pm

Yeah, this is a spooky case. I think we’re about to start seeing a flood of similar lawsuits. What sucks is that all the “breaks” sites are going to be like a Cliff Notes for the copyright holders who are getting back into the lawsuit game as a means of generating income.