A federal court jury in Houston has found Lil' Flip and Sony Music guilty of copyright infringement for the song "Texas Boyz."
Sony and the rap star were ordered to pay $150,000 to songwriter/producer Tommy Granville of Shreveport, La.
Granville filed suit claiming Lil' Flip stole his music for the song, "Texas Boyz" off his debut album.
"We're very pleased that the jury agreed with our contention that Tommy Granville's music was illegally used," said attorney Scott Hemingway. "Sony has been one of the biggest proponents of copyright protection and hopefully, they will now follow their own statements and honor the copyrights of others."
Namco America Inc. has a suit pending in New York against Lil' Flip and Sony for sampling sounds from its "Pac Man" game for the song, "Game Over."
Sony and the rap star were ordered to pay $150,000 to songwriter/producer Tommy Granville of Shreveport, La.
Granville filed suit claiming Lil' Flip stole his music for the song, "Texas Boyz" off his debut album.
"We're very pleased that the jury agreed with our contention that Tommy Granville's music was illegally used," said attorney Scott Hemingway. "Sony has been one of the biggest proponents of copyright protection and hopefully, they will now follow their own statements and honor the copyrights of others."
Namco America Inc. has a suit pending in New York against Lil' Flip and Sony for sampling sounds from its "Pac Man" game for the song, "Game Over."
