He is seeking an injunction halting the sales of the song, in addition to all allowed damages and losses for missed licensing and sales revenue. The songwriter claims Trina, Slip-N-Slide and Plies copied, reproduced and distributed the work without his consent. The lawsuit names Slip-n-Slide, Plies, UDigg Records and 101 Distribution as defendants in a copyright infringement lawsuit.Īccording to Caldwell, he wrote and copyrighted a song titled "Dim Hits" in 2001.Īround 2004, Caldwell claims he submitted a copy of his copyrighted song to Trina, who is not named in the lawsuit, in 2004.Ĭaldwell was shocked to learn that portions of his song had been incorporated into the song "Bond Money" from Plies' 2008 mixtape, 36 Ounces.Ĭaldwell claims he was never authorized the use and that the track continues to be sold through various retail and online outlets without his consent. Songwriter Romell Caldwell filed the lawsuit in The United Stated District Court For the Southern District of New York on Monday (December 6th) claiming Plies stole the song "Bond Money." In the summer of 2011 he released a mix tape with Memphis rapper Don Trip titled 'Step Brothers'.The collaboration was met with much critical acclaim being voted one of the top mixtapes of the year.In October 2011, Starlito released another mix tape entitled 'Ultimate Warrior'. ![]() ![]() ![]() Miami record label Slip-N-Slide, Plies and an independent label formerly based in Miami have been named in a lawsuit filed by a Charlotte, North Carolina songwriter. Lito is also a member of the Nashville rap group Trash Bag Gang.
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