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Thread started 08/07/11 1:04pm

TonyVanDam

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Lady Gaga getting sued for copying & ripping-off "Judas"

First she is accused for copying a Madonna song for Born This Way, now this! disbelief lol

http://new.music.yahoo.com/lady-gaga/news/lady-gaga-accused-of-copying-quot-judas-quot--61986737

Lady Gaga accused of copying "Judas"

Reuters, Aug 5, 2011 6:46 pm PDT

Lady Gaga on Friday was slapped with a lawsuit claiming her hit song "Judas" on the new album "Born This Way" was copied from a similar tune by a Chicago-based singer and songwriter.

Rebecca Francescatti, who filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Illinois on Wednesday, alleges "Judas" infringes upon the copyright of her song "Juda," which she recorded in 1999.

The Chicago musician claims that "substantial original portions" of "Judas" were lifted from the song that she re-recorded in 2005 for her album, "It's All About You."

Francescatti's "Juda" was engineered by Brian Joseph Gaynor, a member of DJ White Shadow, which worked with Lady Gaga on her new album "Born This Way."

DJ White Shadow claims to have written 17 of 20 songs on "Born This Way," the suit says.

The suit seeks profits from the sale of the record or damages of an unspecified amount.

Gaynor, DJ White Shadow, Interscope Records and its parent company Universal Music Group are also named in the suit.

A spokeswoman for Lady Gaga was not immediately available for comment, and a spokesman for Interscope declined to comment.

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Reply #1 posted 08/07/11 1:17pm

VoicesCarry

I heard the song and it sounds nothing like Judas.

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Reply #2 posted 08/07/11 1:20pm

TonyVanDam

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VoicesCarry said:

I heard the song and it sounds nothing like Judas.

What about the lyrics? Does both songs have somewhat the same theme?

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Reply #3 posted 08/07/11 1:25pm

VoicesCarry

TonyVanDam said:

VoicesCarry said:

I heard the song and it sounds nothing like Judas.

What about the lyrics? Does both songs have somewhat the same theme?

No. I'll find the link and post it for you. It was on another board. You can listen for yourself.

Funniest thing about the article and this frivolous lawsuit is that they call Judas a "hit".

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Reply #4 posted 08/07/11 1:27pm

TonyVanDam

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VoicesCarry said:

TonyVanDam said:

What about the lyrics? Does both songs have somewhat the same theme?

No. I'll find the link and post it for you. It was on another board. You can listen for yourself.

Funniest thing about the article and this frivolous lawsuit is that they call Judas a "hit".

Please do. biggrin

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Reply #5 posted 08/07/11 1:30pm

VoicesCarry

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Reply #6 posted 08/07/11 1:38pm

TonyVanDam

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Rebecca Francescatti is better off uploading her version in its entirely on YouTube because at the moment, she has no case at all based on the sample posted on TMZ. lol

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Reply #7 posted 08/07/11 2:09pm

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Dupe thread.

[Edited 8/7/11 14:15pm]

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #8 posted 08/07/11 2:45pm

Timmy84

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Don't believe her.

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Reply #9 posted 08/07/11 3:18pm

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Timmy84 said:

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Don't believe her.

Believe it! I posted this last night! lol nana

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #10 posted 08/07/11 3:22pm

Timmy84

purplethunder3121 said:

Timmy84 said:

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Don't believe her.

Believe it! I posted this last night! lol nana

No! nana razz

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Reply #11 posted 08/07/11 3:52pm

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It's time for Caca to pay what she owes. Be original or at least give credit where credit is due. Foolishness.

"I took another bubble bath, with my pants on. All the fighting stopped. Next time I’ll do it sooner.”
— Prince, “The Ballad of Dorothy Parker”
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Reply #12 posted 08/07/11 6:26pm

paniuroczy

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Don't believe her.

I FUCKING LOVE HIM. love heart heart heart

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Reply #13 posted 08/07/11 6:50pm

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so it sounds like her problem is really with this Gaynor fellow then.

"does my cock look fat in these jeans?"
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Reply #14 posted 08/07/11 8:08pm

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The bitch is a FRAUD!!!

Stevie Wonder = EARTH
Prince = WIND
Chaka Khan = FIRE
Sade = WATER
the ELEMENTS of MUSIC
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Reply #15 posted 08/07/11 8:25pm

Timmy84

paniuroczy said:

Timmy84 said:

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Don't believe her.

I FUCKING LOVE HIM. love heart heart heart

Me too. cool

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Reply #16 posted 08/07/11 11:42pm

free2bfreeda

i've always wondered how much of her and her team is real, and what percentage of their/her creativity is from the bite realm. aka:unauthorized osmosis

confused

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Reply #17 posted 08/08/11 11:12am

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bunnyscotcooper said:

It's time for Caca to pay what she owes. Be original or at least give credit where credit is due. Foolishness.

Did you even listen to the 'Juda' song? They sound nothing alike!

Now if Madonna had sued Gaga for BTW she may have had some ground to stand on.

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2012: The Queen Returns
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Reply #18 posted 08/08/11 6:20pm

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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #19 posted 08/08/11 7:32pm

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Uh, yeah, there's no way the people saying this lawsuit is valid have even listened to Juda. The two sound nothing alike aside from the title, and as far as I know the letters J, U, D, and A in that order are not copyrighted. rolleyes

And I see all of your creations as one perfect complex
No one less beautiful
Or more special than the next
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Reply #20 posted 08/08/11 7:57pm

paniuroczy

purplethunder3121 said:

[img:$uid]http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lblhrgAieo1qc7qgv.gif[/img:$uid]

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Reply #21 posted 08/08/11 8:10pm

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paniuroczy said:

purplethunder3121 said:

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spit

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

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Reply #22 posted 08/08/11 9:36pm

TonyVanDam

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purplethunder3121 said:

OFF-TOPIC: What exactly is Gaga's natural hair color?!? razz

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Reply #23 posted 08/08/11 9:54pm

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paniuroczy said:

purplethunder3121 said:

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shake

2012: The Queen Returns
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Reply #24 posted 08/08/11 10:15pm

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TonyVanDam said:

purplethunder3121 said:

OFF-TOPIC: What exactly is Gaga's natural hair color?!? razz

I dunno but here are some of her highschool pix--judge for yourself:

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Reply #25 posted 08/08/11 10:16pm

Timmy84

Gaga is a natural brunette.

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Reply #26 posted 08/08/11 10:21pm

Spinlight

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bunnyscotcooper said:

It's time for Caca to pay what she owes. Be original or at least give credit where credit is due. Foolishness.


Oh shut up, you windbag. Stop making baseless assertions to stir drama. troll

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Reply #27 posted 08/09/11 1:04am

TonyVanDam

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Timmy84 said:

Gaga is a natural brunette.

I think so too. nod

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