After the late singer’s estate sued Kanye West for allegedly using her voice on “Good (Don’t Ԁie),” the two have come to a good agreement.
According to Rolling Stone, as of Wednesday, May 15, Summer’s widower, Bruce Sudano, and Ye have achieved a “global settlement.” According to records submitted in federal court, the settlement, which was first offered at the beginning of this month, is currently awaiting signatures from all parties.
Sudano, however, issues a warning that he would carry out legal action if West backs out of the agreement or if the parties are unable to come to a satisfactory resolution.
Estate attorney Stanton L. Stein stated in his court statement that the plaintiff “anticipates that the final settlement agreement can be executed shortly, and soon thereafter, the parties will be in a position to file a stipulation for dismissal of the action in its entirety.” In the improbable event that the parties are unable to reach a settlement by June 14, 2024, the plaintiff plans to pursue the case vigorously against each and every defendant. Plaintiff therefore asks that the dismissal be denied at this time.
The most recent filing did not reveаl the terms of the settlement.
Ye was sued by the estate of the “Heaven Knows” singer back in February because the song “Good (Don’t Ԁie)” from Vultures 1 had vocals that sound similar to Summer’s popular song “I Feel Love,” which the estate claims to have rejected.
Court filings claim that the Yeezy boss attempted to use an interpolation rather than a sample in order to get around their ruling. The estate maintains that this is still considered copyright infringement. Thus, lawsuits have been filed against Ye, his partner Ty Dolla $ign, and the record company that distributed the song.
The Queen of Disco’s team is requesting significant damages in addition to an injunction that would prevent the song’s future release after multiple attempts to have it taken down from streaming services.
HipHopDX tried contacting Kanye West’s staff for a response, but they did not get back to them right away.
The original reason “Good (Don’t Ԁie)” was removed from Spotify was because of concerns over the usage of “I Feel Love.” Later, the song was posted again to the Swedish streaming service.
On the most recent version of the song, however, RichYeRich was identified as the performer, Brian Jamoe as the writer, and there was no producer listed in the credits. Moreover, DarkSide LLC, of which there are no online traces, was claimed as the source.
Even though the music has already received milliоns of plays, it has since been taken down from all services once more.