Posted on 03/12/2013 11:53:23 AM PDT by blam
'Ain't Nobody Got Time For That' Viral-Video Star Does Have Time To Sue Apple
Megan Rose Dickey
March 12, 2013
She's suing over an iTunes song that sampled a few of her catchphrases, according to NewsOk.
Sweet Brown got her first fifteen minutes of fame when she told a local TV-news station that she fled a burning apartment building because she suffered from bronchitis, and "ain't nobody got time for that."
The video became a viral sensation, amassing 1 million views on YouTube within 48 hours. Sweet Brown is seeking to profit from her Internet fame by becoming a celebrity spokesperson—and that may actually bolster her case.
Sweet Brown is suing Apple, a radio program called The Bob Rivers Show, and a handful of other parties for unauthorized use of her likeness, according to court documents.
The basis of the lawsuit stems from a song called "I Got Bronchitis." The Bob Rivers Show, according to Sweet Brown's complaint, produced the song with samples from Wilkins' interview with the local TV-news station. The song sampled phrases like, "Ain't nobody got time for that," "Ran for my life," and "Oh, Lord Jesus it's a fire."
The suit claims that in April 2012, the defendants started selling the song on iTunes for profit. It also claims the radio program and its owner falsely advertised that Sweet Brown had given her consent for the radio station to use her voice and likeness in the song.
The suit was first filed in the District Court of Oklahoma County in June 2012. At that time, Wilkins sought a total of $15 million
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Apparently she had time for a lawsuit.
and she’ll lose. Sampling has been legally upheld since Sugar Hill Gang ripped off Le Chic.
I hope she gets to pay court costs. Ain’t nobody got time for THAT!
She didn’t have a problem with the you tube Songify version that has millions of views. Can’t blame her for trying to cash in the popularity, though. Look at Antoine - “cuz they rapin everbody out hereya”.
They aren’t doing her catch phrase justice when they say “for that”.
get it right... “ain’t nobody got time fodat”.
* Good Times.... not Le Chic. Caffeine time.
She won’t lose...
Regarding “Rapper’s Delight”....
“Rodgers and Edwards immediately threatened legal action over copyright, which resulted in a settlement and their being credited as co-writers”
Oh, Lord Jesus, it’s a lawsuit...
Tosh.O legitamized her celebrity on his Comedy Central Show. She has already made some money from that video, even though the news station owns it. I say go for it. And if anyone here thinks they wouldn’t do the same, well you are lying.
Antoine Dodson made some good money when someone sampled his interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw
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