happydolphin said:
binary solo said:
He sure will. And a Cease and desist order is the appropriate legal means for initiating action in this sort of situation. Why should it matter if he's a little nobody and GTA is the biggest selling game of the year? if R* done wrong then they need to put things right or be forced to put things right. Cease and desist is the correct first step along that path.
If it turns out R* didn't pay him royalties then recalling all unsold copies is a legitimate decision for the courts to make until the matter of compensation is sorted out. And if it goes to the courts then they might decide R* has to pay him 0.5c (0.25c per song) for every copy sold, which would net him $100K. Which would cover both compensatory and punitive damages. Not to mention the cost of lawyers etc to deal with the case.
Personally I think the guy was being greedy and unreasonable in turning down $4K because along with the exposure that's a pretty good deal for a largely unknown rapper. But that's nothing compared to R* going ahead and using the songs without an agreement. I bet all y'all would be looking for a nice pay day if R* or Infinity Ward sent you a letter saying they wanted to use 2 of your songs in GTA or CoD.
R* will either pay him ~$10K to go away or will wave a signed agreement in his face from his record label.
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Okay, that's how the american legal system works. I think it's stupid honestly because there's no point causing rockstar to spend a ridiculous amount of money recalling the most successful game of the year for this guy's song. I understand it's a formality in the american legal system, so maybe he isn't a retard after all, maybe the american legal system is shot.
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Do not even believe for a second that this will happen. That is just one of those things you throw in there to make sure that they know he is serious.
He just wants more money. He most likely full well knows that GTA sells like crazy and generates millions so he probably thought that he would get like 15 or 20k for the songs and probably felt disrespected when they said only 4k lol
