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Kanye
West
and
Ty
Dolla
$ign’s
collaborative
album,
Vultures
1,
has
only
been
out
for
a
second,
but
already
the
two
artists
are
being
taken
to
court
over
it.
Both
artists
are
being
accused
of
copyright
infringement
(kinda)
by
the
Donna
Summer’s
estate.
According
to
Digital
Music
News,
Kanye
West
tried
to
clear
a
sample
from
Donna
Summer’s
“I
Feel
Love”
from
her
estate.
Though
he
was
denied
permission
to
do
so
at
the
time,
the
sample
ended
up
on
their
song,
“Good
(Don’t
Die)”,
anyway
in
a
weird
way.
Taking
to
Instagram
to
express
their
anger
over
the
situation,
her
estate
wrote:
“Kanye
West…
asked
permission
to
use
Donna
Summer’s
song
‘I
Feel
Love,’
he
was
denied,
he
changed
the
words,
had
someone
re-sing
it
or
used
AI
but
it’s
‘I
Feel
Love’—copyright
infringement!”
Well,
that’s
one
way
to
try
to
get
around
a
copyright
situation.
The
lawsuit
comes
after
both
Nicki
Minaj
and
even
Ozzy
Osborne
denied
samples
of
their
music
to
be
used
on
Kanye’s
Vultures
1
album
with
Ozzy
taking
issue
with
Ye
sampling
his
song
“Iron
Man”
without
his
permission.
As
to
how
this
will
play
out
given
that
Kanye
didn’t
exactly
sample
the
original
Donna
Summer
song,
should
be
interesting
in
this
new
day
and
age
of
AI
and
digital
enhancements.
Per
Digital
Music
News:
Sudano
says
in
January
2024
someone
from
Alien
Music
reached
out
on
behalf
of
the
rappers
to
confirm
its
ownership
of
the
“I
Feel
Love”
composition
and
to
request
permission
for
sampling.
“In
considering
the
Defendant’s
request,
the
Summer
estate
not
only
considered
the
immense
commercial
value
of
the
composition,
but
also
the
potential
degradation
to
Summer’s
legacy,”
the
lawsuit
reads.
“West
is
known
as
a
controversial
public
figure
whose
conduct
has
led
numerous
brands
and
business
partners
to
disassociate
from
him,”
the
suit
continues.
The
estate
denied
permission
to
sample
in
early
February,
which
it
defined
as
“an
absolute
prohibition
against
any
licensee
(or
other
recording
artist)
covering
I
FEEL
LOVE
from
using
a
Donna
Summer
‘soundalike’
or
using
the
original
Donna
Summer
recording.”
The
Vultures
1
album
was
released
to
the
public
on
February
10,
with
the
“Good
(Don’t
Die)”
track
featuring
the
song.
“In
the
face
of
these
repeated
denials,
West
and
Co-Defendants
attempted
to
get
around
this
roadblock
by
instead
making
an
unauthorized
interpolation,”
the
lawsuit
alleges.
The
track
has
since
been
removed
from
Spotify
and
other
major
DSPs
at
the
request
of
the
Summer
estate.
Ye
might
have
to
hold
this
sample
L
when
it’s
all
said
and
done.
What
do
y’all
think?
Is
Kanye
wrong
for
trying
to
recreate
Donna
Summer’s
song
after
being
denied
permission
to
sample
it?
Let
us
know
in
the
comments
section.
