Kanye West Sued Over Song Good Life

Kanye West is facing legal action from a songwriter in Maryland, who has accused the star of stealing his hit song "Good Life." The "Stronger" hitmaker is being sued by songwriter/producer Dayna ’D’Mystro’ Staggs for copyright infringement, claiming West "didn’t obtain a license" to sample his record "Volume of Good Life" for the track.

In legal papers filed in Maryland District Court last week, Staggs goes on to state that West was "only at the age of six or seven years of age (sic)" when his song was written.

He has also objected to the "vulgar and offensive" images associated with the song, which featured on West’s third album Graduation, claiming it "harms the reputation" of his inoffensive tune.

Staggs is demanding 85 per cent of all world sales of the proceeds from "Good Life," although he fails to detail exactly how he arrived at that figure, reports TMZ.com.

West is named alongside his various record labels, including his own G.O.O.D. Music and Shawn ’Jay-Z’ Carter’s Roc-A-Fella Records in the lawsuit.

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Kanye West Sued Over Song Good Life, by Diamond [2008-04-14 10:13:29]

I dont think Kanye West would do the act of plagiarism. Something isn’t right !

Kanye West Sued Over Song Good Life, by CUNT [2008-03-31 12:28:13]

Why woul you admit to have any thing to do with that shit pop song.

Kanye West Sued Over Song Good Life, by Cody [2008-03-31 00:40:16]

why do people gotta get sued over shit like this ?! so some guy made a song 20 some years ago that was similar to Kanye’s...and now the guys all pissed cuz Ye’s song did waaay better and he needs money, if you ask me this guy that’s trying to do this is just some washed up hater ya digg lol...Ye better win this case cuz he don’t need anymore bullshit at the moment