Mac Miller Slapped With SECOND 10 Million Dollar Lawsuit

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It's a mixtape song right? As long as he's not selling the song or passing off the instrumental as his own what's the problem?
 

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It's a mixtape song right? As long as he's not selling the song or passing off the instrumental as his own what's the problem?

That is the problem. Dudes are now throwing that "it's free so I can do whatever I want" into court. They want a judge to set the rules on that. Hopefully it holds up or we gonna be seeing a LOT of lawsuits and a lot less mixtapes. Even when it's all original beats, using samples that ain't cleared and paid for will be sue able offenses
 
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There's a difference in "mixtape song" now and a "mixtape song" when 50 did it. Millers version of Finesse song helped establish him as an artist and has been used by him in concert.

Now that mixtapes create an even bigger buzz than they have before I think artists do have the right to want their cut. It aint like Mac rapped over a Rick Ross beat that was recently a hit, and everyone knew its a remake. Cac Millers fanbase has no clue who Lord Finesse is.
 

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no more mixtape? :to:

dipset, cassidy and gunit made some of the best tapes rapping over other peoples beats, dont let mixtape game die bruhs fuk a 10 million lawsuit
 

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you fakkits are so racist, and half you clowns are white.

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Macadelic is a fire ass mixtape

There's a difference in "mixtape song" now and a "mixtape song" when 50 did it. Millers version of Finesse song helped establish him as an artist and has been used by him in concert.

Now that mixtapes create an even bigger buzz than they have before I think artists do have the right to want their cut. It aint like Mac rapped over a Rick Ross beat that was recently a hit, and everyone knew its a remake. Cac Millers fanbase has no clue who Lord Finesse is.


and then dumb statements like this are made


yup, no mac miller fan knows who Finesse is :usure:

since his freestyle over their beats gave him a buzz, he should be sued for 10 million. Get the fukk outta here man, some of you nikkas be sounding beyond ignorant.
 

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This is what I was led to believe also. If its free, there's no recourse or potential for lawsuits. Is this why the mixtape game has changed...why artist are now choosing to have all original productions on mixtapes?

well think about it. the argument some people are making is that bootlegging is ok as long as you're not directly profiting from it. I can take your song, not rap over it or change it in any way, and then give your song away for free? (not saying that's what happened, just an extreme example of the concept) what's stopping someone from doing that with a whole album? it seems you have to draw the line somewhere
 

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That is the problem. Dudes are now throwing that "it's free so I can do whatever I want" into court. They want a judge to set the rules on that. Hopefully it holds up or we gonna be seeing a LOT of lawsuits and a lot less mixtapes. Even when it's all original beats, using samples that ain't cleared and paid for will be sue able offenses

dog, if they get away with this which they wont, nikkas can take Lupe Fiasco to court and sue him for his entire Freedom aint Free tape. Spitta too. shyt, especially spitta. they can take this nikkas entire catalog and run his pockets.


like come on, this shyt is silly as fukk. Dudes will come outta the woodwork suing every artist that's made a mixtape. J. Cole, Meek Mill....literally every rapper with a mixtape.


Jay-Z and Nas the only ones who safe :cape:
 

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you make money from youtube views if you're a partner.

Mac Miller is a youtube partner so he made money off Cold & Pizza & fukk Em All
 

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He performs the song live = direct income
he has ads on his youtube video = direct income

This...if he wasn't caking off the songs AT ALL, it would be different. 20 mill worth, of course not, but they'll get some cash off it and artists will still make mixtapes.
 

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im not a miller fan, but these dudes are stupid for suin dude. some of the best songs ive heard are from mixtapes and they shyt on the original beat/songs


to all of yall supportin the lawsuits cuz yiou dont like miller gotta realize that this could hurt the mixtape game for good smh
 

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Didnt Diddy put 50 cent and Lloyd banks version of victory on a bad boys compilation cd'? thats love right there even though 50 ghost wrote for diddy
 
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