The Game Sues Koch Over Release Of His Early Recordings
Published: Thursday - March 30, 2006
Words by Liz "Red" Thomas
The Game (Photo: Interscope)
The Game recently filed a lawsuit against Koch Entertainment, claiming that the record label has infringed on copywritten material 81 times, from the release of five albums of material the rapper recorded before signing with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment.
According to the suit, The Game (real name: Jayceon Taylor) alleges that he recorded several songs with Bay Area producer JT The Bigga Figga, which he still owns the copyright for.
When Game and JT (real name: Joseph Tom) recorded the material, the rapper signed a handwritten agreement, giving Tom and his label, Get Low Entertainment, permission to release the music, provided he was paid 50% of the profits. The Game alleges that his agreement did not transfer copyright of the songs to Get Low, which in turn would keep the copyright of the songs with him. The rapper claims that despite warnings from his attorneys, Koch released the CDs and a DVD through Fastlife Records without obtaining his authorization.
The Game is seeking an injunction against Koch, and damages for the release of the albums, including The Game: Untold Story, The Game: Untold Story Vol. II, The Game: Untold Story Chopped and Screwed, The Game: Untold Story Chopped and Screwed Vol. II and The Game: Untold Story Special Addition (CD and DVD).
"Koch has just released another illegal Game album," The Game's manager, Jimmy Rosemond, told Billboard.com, "[and] this is a mere attempt to confuse Game's fans as he is preparing to release his sophomore album in June with Aftermath."
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