Riches v. 50 Cent Featured Case

Plaintiff Jonathan Lee Riches alleges that defendant Curtis Jackson a/k/a 50 cent will be releasing a new album entitled "Curtis," which contains numerous Jonathan Lee Riches copyrighted lyrics and material. Plaintiff alleges that a lot of the lyrics deal with cybercrime, and that defendant stole the following copyrighted material from him:

  • "credit cards, debits I charge, I rock like Pat Benetar,"
  • "I'm da computer looter, Western Union abuser, the rap Lex Luther,"
  • I love ou identity theft, my scams slam like WWF"
  • "That cop Mark Furman, couldn't stop my credit card slpurgin.'"

Plaintiff: Jonathan Lee Riches
Defendant: 50 Cent
Case Number: 1:2007cv00176
Filed: September 10, 2007
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Office: Albany Office
County: Dougherty
Presiding Judge: W. Louis Sands
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: None

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Date Filed Document Text
September 10, 2007 Filing 1
COMPLAINT against 50 Cent, filed by Jonathan Lee Riches.(wks)
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