September 08, 2015
Musical duo LMFAO fought back Tuesday against rapper Rick Ross' attempt to exclude expert testimony that the sales of Kia Motors Inc. weren't substantially affected by the use of "Party Rock Anthem" in its commercial, telling a Florida federal court that the testimony is germane to the copyright suit.
July 13, 2015
Musical duo LMFAO sought to ax a copyright claim brought by rapper Rick Ross, telling a Florida federal court Monday that "every day I'm hustlin'" is not a copyrightable phrase because it's common in drug-dealing culture.
February 09, 2015
A Florida federal judge declined Monday to toss rapper Rick Ross' trademark infringement claims against dance-pop duo LMFAO over their "Every day I'm shufflin'" lyric, while also declining to rule whether Ross has copyright protection on his song lyric "Every day I'm hustlin'," saying more specific inquiry on the issues is needed.
October 02, 2014
Dance-pop duo LMFAO on Wednesday told a Florida federal court that a hook in its smash hit "Party Rock Anthem" is a transformative parody of a hook in rapper Rick Ross' own hit song "Hustlin," urging the judge to toss the rapper's copyright infringement suit against the chart-topping duo.
January 02, 2014
Dance music duo LMFAO's smash hit "Party Rock Anthem" copied a hook from rapper Rick Ross' own hit song "Hustlin'," Ross alleged Tuesday in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed in Florida federal court.