Drake Is Being Sued By Hugh Heffner’s “Playboy Enterprises”

Hip Hop | hiphopucit | June 26, 2010 at 3:20 pm

By now, most of you’ve heard Drake’s hit, “Best I Ever Had.” Pretty kickass song, right? Well, according to the document filed at U.S. District Court in downtown Los Angeles, just before closing time, Playboy Enterprises claims that Drake and company need to pay them for the use of their song. Yes, we’re talking about Playboy, as in Hef’s company. They’re claiming Drake stole part of their song.

The suit accuses Drake , Cash Money Records and Universal of Copyright Infringement. The song sampled at the beginning of “Best I Ever Had” is allegedly their song, “Fallin’ In Love,” by Hamilton, Joe Frank and Dennison/Reynolds. The copyright for the music belongs to Playboy Music, Inc. and Plaintiff, Playboy Enterprises, is its successor in interest. Did y’all know Playboy owned music, too?? Hef sure has his hands in many different cookie jars!

As part of their copyright claim, Playboy claims that Drake and his crew “knew or should have reasonably known, that the sound recording was protected by copyright…” and that “each Defendant continues to infringe upon Plaintiff’s rights in and to the copyrighted sound recording.” Sounds like Playboy is trying to cash in on Drake’s recent hit album. Who can blame them though? Drake was just on Kimmel last night, and spoke in detail about his current album, and the succeess it’s brought him.

Since Playboy claims that the “infringing conduct is continuing and ongoing,” they want the court to issue an injunction, which pretty much means that they want the defendants to stop selling/distributing the song, and to stop making money off of it. Of course, Playboy also wants Drake and his peeps to account for all profits, gains and advantages made off of their song, and they want Drake to pay costs and attorneys’ fees.
Damn! I thought that Playboy might just be whining, but I looked up the song on youtube.-MissTila

Fallin’ In Love: