While successfully defeating 50 Cent in record sales with Graduation back in September, Kanye West may be facing a more serious challenge as he is being sued for copyright infringement.
According to TMZ, the lawsuit, filed in Maryland District Court by Dayna Staggs (aka D’Mystro), claims the producer intentionally used his tune “Volume of Good Life” in order to create the second hit single, “Good Life.”
Staggs, who used his music sheet and compared it to West’s within the submitted lawsuit, has said that the Roc-A-Fella artist “didn’t obtain a license to use Volume of Good Life” for his record.
He also went further in-depth as he used West’s age at the time of his original composition as reason enough for him to obtain the rights. Staggs affirmed that West was “only at the age of six or seven years” when the song was written.
In addition to his filed lawsuit, Staggs has also taken offense to the wording and concepts applied to the newer version. According to him, West’s “Good Life” contains “vulgar and offensive” images in addition to harming the reputation of his less explicit song.
As of now, Staggs is requesting 85% of all world sales of the proceeds from the music that used his work. In addition to West, he also included the entire Roc-A-Fella record label in the lawsuit.
Reported By Cyrus Langhorne
