Supreme Court Allows Rosa Parks to Sue Rap Duo
by Looks like Outkast is in some trouble for a song called Rosa Parks... kinda interesting...
The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for civil rights icon Rosa Parks to proceed with her lawsuit against OutKast and others over the rap music duo's hit song with her name as its title.
The justices let stand a U.S. appeals court ruling that reinstated Parks' false advertising and publicity claims against OutKast and three Bertelsmann AG units - LaFace Records, the record producer, and Arista Records and BMG Entertainment, the distributors.
Parks made history in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back of a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Her arrest, which became a defining moment in the civil rights movement, led to a 381-day boycott of the bus system by blacks. It resulted in the end of segregation on public transportation and became a catalyst for organized boycotts, sit-ins and demonstrations across the South.
The song, "Rosa Parks," released as part of the 1998 album "Aquemini," was nominated for a Grammy award. The lyrics do not mention her by name, but the chorus says, "Ah, ha, hush that fuss. Everybody move to the back of the bus."
The album by rap recording artists Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton has sold more than two million copies and the song enjoyed long-lasting success on the Billboard charts.
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The song they are referring to is here
Now, i dont see the big deal... if anything its a tribute to Rosa Parks, right?
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i heard about this yesterday. this is such a money making scam by her family. what 90 year old woman listens to outkast anyway??
yeah. i'm very disappointed. i hope this case gets dismissed. judge mathis would dismiss it.
so would Joe Brown , Judy, Judge Milan, etc. they HAVE to be kidding. this is a ploy for bling bling
good song she would like it
number 1) that song was like 3 albums ago... why now?
number 2) it's a hot song
number 3) if i had a bus i'd definately tell rosa parks to go to the back
i told you to get a bus!! earlier today!
So she was asked to move to the back of the bus, it isn't as if she was the first one who was ever told to move to the back of the bus. When the engine is on fire I'm sure bus drivers tell the passengers, "Everyone to the back of the bus!" So is lil Rosa supposed to get commission for that? I respect Rosa Parks for sticking up for herself, but I hate when ppl get money hungry.
They should change the name of the song to "Matt Kelly"
yo felipe aren't you my uncle??
haha, yeah, then he could sue!
haha... so true, so true
"cuz when i takes a stand i takes a seat like rosa parks"
