: LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A Minnesota woman who sued Beyonce Knowles alleging the singer illegally used her lyrics on the hit song "Baby Boy" took her case to a federal appeals court Wednesday.
Jennifer Armour of Shakopee, Minn., claims Knowles, 26, took the lyrics from her song, "Got a Little Bit of Love for You." Her lawyer argued that the copyright infringement lawsuit — dismissed by a Houston judge's summary judgment in favor of Knowles last year — should be heard by a jury.
Knowles didn't attend the hearing before a three-judge panel from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which was convening in Lubbock for three days of hearings.
The panel didn't rule Wednesday.
Armour's attorney, Dana Kirk, told the judges that an expert analyzed Armour's slow and melodic version alongside Knowles' hip-hop song and that the two are substantially similar.
But Cynthia Arato, representing Knowles, said the standard for copyright cases is what an ordinary person hears, not an expert's analysis. The judge who heard the case in Houston last year had ruled the two songs were "substantially dissimilar."
Armour's lawsuit claims she heard Beyonce performing "Baby Boy" in 2003 "and recognized the hook and some of the lyrics from her song."
"I do believe it was the heart of my song," she said after Wednesday's hearing. "When I first heard it, it hit me."
What's new? The only song I will ever believe this numnut wrote is that stupid Bootylicious thing.
She can barely speak in sentences, much less write whole songs.
All she does is prey off of songwriters who are trying to hit it big. Her daddy makes sure that if she adds an "ohh" or an "ahh" to the song, that she'll get song writing credits. Fake Heffer!
Just like they tried to throw her name on credit for the Dreamgirls song.
LOL @ individuals unable to interpret the law, although this particular 1 is self explanatory. Um pardon me, but when a case is dismissed (thrown out of court) it has no discerning merit (not based on fact) DUH! Anyone can appeal a verdict, but for the beyonce obssessed it gives validation to the aforementioned claims. Pssst, hey, lol yeah u, "boddabah bah bahhhh - ya luvin it"
sidenote: if you don't like some1, as many of you have CLAIMED, why do you run to their posts EVERYDAY, even if it's just a pic? I don't like Justin Timberfake (a fugged up hybrid of Michael Jackson and Usher) nor do I like Rihanna (a tofu and rice cake version of Madonna Pink and Beyonce), therefore I DO NOT WISH TO READ ABOUT THEM EVERYDAY. I avoid their posts like the plague. But I digress, enjoy your daily fix :-) Ciao
This song is older than dirt and now this person claims Beyonce stole it, whatever!! And for all of you hating her so much and calling her a thief and dumb, she aint too *** dumb now is she!! You better look around she evidently is alot smarter than you imbeciles on here!
And if you hate her so much why read about her!! I bet its the first one you click on!! hahahahahaha
Beyonce is the fire and she aint going anywhere!
Beyonce Stans are to funny! LMAO
Yall back her up....but shes the b!tch that'll keep it movin if you try to get an autograph. She doesn't want your support DUMMIES she wants your $$$
Furthermore, she is a proven theif which is why her cd/dvd got pulled off the shelves early this year and also why Ne-Yo called her out about not writing what she said she did. Soooo.....
BEYONCE IS A THEIF! Deal with it. No hate...just truth.
Beyonce is a liar and that is all to it. She is as fake as that rug on her head. Yall stans should become apart of her defense team, that way at least you will be getting paid to sound like dam# fools! Why is it that everyone lies on bey and she is always innocent? I believe bey got roots on yall stans, cause can't nobody be this dumb.IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP AND SEE HER FOR THE PERSON THAT SHE IS..
No Miss America, just because her parents pimped her doesn't mean shes' smart, she's not smart and she never will be. and unfortunately money can't buy you brains either...she will forever be dumb and swagger jackin people's songs amongst other things. and the Karma will keep bitin ***' bitin. tell her she can go and get a university degree and prove everyone wrong (daddy would prolly pay someone to get her a fake certificate)
she is a big fat heffa i mean lair, for her stans you must pray to your god beyonce *** cos the way you defend her is so sick whats wrong with yalll... cant queen b every do wrong??? just cos you buy into her fakeness does not mean the rest of us has to. she is a fake lair, talented yes. pretty no. what you see is surgery pretty and thats not natural. fake hair fake *** damm she is not real. the only thinhg she has is a good voice.
I'M REALLY STARTING TO BELIEVE BEYONCE LIES ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS. I CLEARLY RECALL AN INTERVIEW WHERE SHE SAID SHE ONLY GOES ON THE INTERNET TO APPROVE VIDEOS. SHE ALSO SAID THAT SHE DOESN'T BUY ANYTHING ONLINE BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T TRUST IT, AND DOESN'T TRUST HER CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO BE OUT THERE.
BUT ON HER AMERICAN EXPRESS COMMERICAL, SHE SAYS SHE DOES HER SHOPPING ON LINE WITH HER AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD. I GUESS MONEY WILL MAKE YOU APPEAR TO BE A HABITUAL LIAR TO THE PUBLIC AND HER FANS!
Yall are the ones that are awful and fake and talking *** that you dont know! Have you personally heard or saw her father pimping her?? No its something everyone thinks or want to believe to try and justify your hate and jealousy of this girl. Ive been called a stan a billion times and I will be that. I like her as an artist and I admire her for all that she does and still remains humble. I dont think she is fake or a liar or a thief b/c I have no reason to and nothing to back that up. And of course she said that in the commercial its called reading a *** script and saying your lines. Im a *** theater major its what you do when making a commmercial. And in reference to her not going on the internet, dang cant she change her freakin mind??!! Yall always quoting her like she isnt human and cant change a part of her life or something she said! Nothings fake about this woman, she's a black beautiful and talented woman and most other black women hate that b/c yall arent and never will be. Im loving the fake hair, I love mine and well and yall probably got a few tracks yourself!! Now I await your attacks again!!!
So Beyonce and her crooked father stole my music video and stole Des'ree's song, slapped them together, and are now claiming how innovative and ground breaking she is as a artist criminal thief.
The public is bashing Beyonce across the board, all over the internet, for her constant thievery (her lawsuits for numerous thefts are listed below). You are a fraud.
"Kissing You" is a song by Des'ree that was released years ago. Negotiations broke down between Beyonce's representatives and Des'ree's to use the song. It was called off. But Beyonce, broke Copyright law, again, and used it anyway without permission. That kind of nastiness and arrogance, from someone who is illiterate, yet is stealing and taking credit for other people's written and video works/property, is a domestic and international crime.
But being the full fledge felon that she is, she just steals things, as though she is above the law, which is uncivil and ugly.
I recently found out, Beyonce who couldn't direct traffic, took credit as the director for the music video treatments she stole from my Copyrighted Catalog. She is not a director. She's never directed anything.
check it out~
http://www.judiciaryreport.com/butt_shaking_beyonce _strikes_again.htm
Here we go again!! I'm not surprised. Look how she lied and said she wrote "Irreplacable" The only reason Ne-yo probably didn't *** her out like he should have is cause of Jay. Her parents always trying to put her name on something to make her seem like she's more talented than she is. Here's a clue Beyonce...If you really want us to believe you wrote something stick to what you know. Bootylicious, Jumpin' Jumpin' Bug a Boo, Uh-Oh, Uh-Oh, and your favorite word: twork! If it's anything intelligent, we already know you didn't write it.
Okay here’s a little hint to MTO….. WE DON’T CARE!!!!! Everybody knows they already went to court for this *** and Beyonce won and the judge said the songs are dissimilar!!! I’m sorry but it sounds like some hateing going on. A lot of women are jealous of Beyonce’s success and if whoever wrote Baby Boy really stole some of it from her song then why would she wait about a year before she tries to make an appeal or whatever to reverse the judge’s decision? This *** and MTO all sound like they hateing on Beyonce by trying to dig up OLD stuff. No matter what happens or what anybody’s OPINION is Beyonce is and always will be successful at everything she does. Like her or not that *** is good and if she wasn’t then she wouldn’t have been so successful for the past 10 yrs. Anybody who can accomplish as much as she has at such a young age in only 10 yrs has my RESPECT no matter how many ppl try to bring them down. Beyonce probably don’t even give a *** b/c her fans ain’t gonna look at her no different. They still gonna buy her albums and bump her music anyway so who cares?
She may not write all her songs entirely but she does write parts of her songs. And for the record on BET NEYO said himself that Bey COULD say that she wrote "Irreplacable" b/c she wrote some adlibs and other stuff on it so technically that made it a CO-WRITE b/*** Her and Neyo. Beyonce did not say oh I wrote this song ALL BY MYSELF W/ NO HELP AT ALL. Yes she didn’t mention Neyo writing it also but I doubt she did that intentionally. Sometimes u forget stuff and she works w/ so many ppl I would probably forget too. Some ppl act like she’s supposed to be God and not make mistakes. She is human like everybody else. Don’t blow stuff out of proportion so much when it comes to this girl.
Bey is so fake and phoney. Please get her out of here. All she does it take others peoples songs, lyrics, acts, slaps her name on it and all of a sudeen she is so talented. She is the industries puppet. Puppets dont have brains, just someone elses hand up thier ***. Beys true colors are finally starting to show. Slowly but surely.
THIS CHICK LOST BEFORE AND SHE'S GOING TO LOSE AGAIN.
SHE LOST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ONLY BEYONCE INVOLVED IN WRITING THIS SONG AND SCOTT STORCH AND HIS TEAM HAD PROOF AND THAT'S WHY THEY DISMISSED HER SUIT. SHE ALSO SUED MATHEW AND A PUBLISHING COMPANY AND THEY ALL TORE HER A NEW ONE FOR HER SIMPLE SONG THAT WAS NEVER PICKED UP.
THE CHICK TRIED TO GET MATHEW'S COMPANY TO GIVE THE SONG TO BEYONCE AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE IT - THAT'S WHY SHE'S MAD.
DURING THE TIME, IT WAS EVEN POSTED FOR EVERYONE TO HEAR AND EVERYONE AGREED THAT THE SONG SOUNDED NOTHING LIKE BEYONCE'S BABY BOY.
TRY AGAIN, *** AND MTO. BEYONCE'S GOOD.
With fame come lawsuits. This story is not worth making this big of a spectacle over. If she did or didn't this will be settled & forgotten about. Wasn't R. Kelly & Usher accused for allegedly stealing "Same girl"? The negative press is...amazing.It doesn't matter who wrote it just as long as the public is entertained.
@ Up2it
*** you and Fake Younce you a sell out yourself phoney azz! I been on here a minute kicking the truth what about you. You the type that is sneaky and lie and back stab folks yourself thats the only reason why somebody like you would get upset about a *** that lies! Did you get the issue of Jet when Beyonce face was smack dab in there talking about being sued by Des'ree. I guess not because you not the bright yourself like Beyonce but anyway...
Why won't you come clean? I say whatever the *** I want when I want and could care less what you say or think about me. It is clear you are uneducated and can not read the truth could fall from the sky and hit you in your ugly azz face and you will still be in Denial!
As Far as walking in Beyonce shoes oh please! The ***! FELL down some stairs just like her Fake Azz followers will!
That fall was for all the dirt her and her daddie organize together!
You know the saying ***! THE HIGHER THEY CLIMB THE HARDER THEY FALL!
lol@strawcream Beyonce is a swag jacker. Unoriginal people steal others swag and pretend like its their own thats what they do.
If the women sent the tape to the company with the song before it was recorded and the songs sound then more than likely they ripped her off. Its done all the time. The women has the burden of proof because she doesn't have the power, money and celebrity of the artist that jacked her.
Oh wells she might as well chop it up as a loss and next time be more careful with her material because people will steal it and pretend like its theirs..
First of all Jay Z should of pulled Beyonce coat because yall remember that song by my famous all time singer that could blow a *** OUT THE WATER Melissa Morgan!
Jay-Z Can't Knock The Hustle (Fool's Paradise Remix) Well he never got sued because he did it the right way he got with Melissa Morgan Camp to do the Remix to her song. Therefore Melissa got paid and Jay got Paid!
Rick James on artist who sample his song and how he cash in big time by them following the copyright laws!
Did "Super Freak" make you rich in the long term, or did you blow that money on excess?
RICK JAMES: I made so much. You have to understand, I wrote and produced millions and millions of selling records, so my publishing company alone was worth millions of dollars. I didn't have to work anymore in life because when the rappers started sampling ... I'm the most sampled artist in history. Right now. I mean, Mary J. Blige just sampled me, LL Cool J, Will Smith, you name it. MC Hammer, the biggest rap record of all time is "Super Freak," (Hammer's "Can't Touch This"), Salt *** Pepa, Ja Rule and Jennifer Lopez, Ole Dirty ***.
RICK JAMES: Right. I could have never been broke. See, that was the thing. Even when I was down to a couple hundred thousand, I would always get a check for 600, 700 more thousand, from the "Super Freak" album, or Teena Marie. That's the way it was. That's the way it is. That's because I kept my publishing throughout the years, and I was probably one of the first black acts getting $1 million an album at Motown in those days.
strawcream
So, no matter how much Cocaine he did, he would have never been broke? LOL WOW I would have never known because we have been seeing him in D-Lister shows & so on but if he was ballin like that, I would love to imagin what Quincy Jones & MJ money is lookin like, Becuz Pretty Ricky Sampled Dirty Diana for that Grind Wit Me Song, They were both hits and Kanye Sampled PYT off of Thriller for Good Life so I wonder how Q is livin LOL!
@ c
Now thats what Rick said in his article.....
Its not so much about sampling you just have to get the permisson to use someone else material. Its like you made a banging track then somebody come out and still your song and you don't get paid!
Are you going to say as a producer or writer oh well people do it everyday....No I'm sure you would be up-set because you could make so much money off one track regardless you got to eat right!
@ JustHangingOut
Rick was off the hook but from what her wrote he was a true business man I wish we saw more of that then the drug and arrest thing......WOW!
RICK JAMES: I have very good accountants who look out for me. CDs, land, oil drillings, stocks, bonds, many different things. I have great people.
RICK JAMES: Pork bellies I'm a fan of, because people, especially black people, whenever there's hard times, times of financial insecurity, black people going to eat some bacon. Some ham hocs, pork bellies. And, because of the baby boom, pharmaceuticals are a very good investment. And holograms are going to be great. Holographic imagery. I think it's going to be the next step for music and TV.
BANKRATE: Looking back, what's the dumbest thing you ever spent your money on?
RICK JAMES: Cocaine.
BANKRATE: Not counting drugs -- material possessions.
RICK JAMES: A jacket and a pair of boots I bought from Bijan's in Beverly Hills. I walked by the store, and this old white woman was sitting at a big ornate desk, and she snubbed her nose at me. But Bijan waved me in, and I walked in and gave her this look, like, I'll show you. So I found this leather jacket cut to the waist with black mink inside, and this plain pair of black boots. $28,000. When I saw the bill, I said, "There must be a mistake here." I only did it out of ego. I may have worn that jacket maybe twice, then I realized it was too small for me.
strawcream
I didnt say ppl do it everyday, I said that, in this case, homegirl aint provin herself that it was her song compared to Baby Boy! Like I said before the reason I'm not so quick to jump against Bey is becuz, Luda and Kanye just beat a case similar to this one for the Hit Song Stand Up! I'm not saying Bey's innocent, but I'm not saying she's guilty either, We dont know for sure. Ppl bringing up the Ne-Yo incident but Ne-Yo aint say *** becuz he was credited and got paid and he said himself it was a co-write. I feel sorry for the girl but I'm waiting on the results. Same Thing happened to Lauryn Hill for her first album.
Neyo did an interview where he confirms he is the writer of Beyonce's hit Irreplaceable. When asked whether she helped him write even a little bit he say NO! He wrote ALL the lyrics to the song and the only thing Beyonce did was help with a few melodies. I wish she would just stop faking when it's been proven so many times that she is NOT the songwriter she claims to be. When will they ever learn?
http://allthatjuice.blogspot.com/2007/01/neyo-calls-beyonce-out.html
So *** what if some lyrics were jocked?!!! All the artist are doing that *** now...she aint the 1st and wont b the last! She is still VERY talented and the HOTTEST BYTCH IN THE GAME" hands down. For those who dont like Bey can kiss her part Creol AZZ! Cuz you still got the cd and will continue to buy her cd's!
OH MY GOD ,IM SO GLAD PEOPLE R FINALLY REALIZING WHAT I FRAUDULENT *** BEYONCE IZ. SHES NOT TALENTED AND SHE OVERSINGS AND SHE A LIAR. WHAT MORE PROOF DO U STUPID FANS WANT? ALL SHE DO IZ WIGGLE HER FAT AZZ ON STAGE AND THATS Y SHES FAMOUS. JUST LIKE J0LO.FAMOUS ONLY FOR THEIR AZZ.LOL NO TALENT. U WANNA KNOW WHY B!TCONCE CANCELLED HER TOUR? BECUZ SG=HE KNOW THAT WITH OUT HER SHOWIN HER AZZ,SHE HAS NOTHING. ALL SHE IZ ,IZ SMOKE AND MIRRORS. SHE GOT MOST OF U STANS FOOLED.LOL YALL DUMB JUST LIKE THIS B!TCH!!!
She need to make a song statin'
Stupid internet bytches wanna be Me... But they know they can't *** wit Bee... Talk about me all the *** time.... But fat azzes just want what's mine... Got a billion dollar man by my side... So back the *** up hoodrodents and hide.... The more yall skanks wanna talk... The fatter my pockets are gonna get so.....WALK!!!!!
YE4AH-------------HELL YEAH---------BEYONCE IS KINDA LIKE A LITTLE LIAR, HER DADDY IS CROOKET TO IN FACE--------HE IS THE ONE WHO STARTED PEOPLE THINKING THE WHOLE FAMILIE----IF F***KEDUP________FROM SOLANGES PAID WEDDING, TO BEYONCE HOOKIN UP WITH A DOP DEALER TO GET HER FAME BACK UP.....TO STEALING FOLKS LIRICS.....ALL FAKE LIES__________NOW THIS SONG IS STOLE TOO...AND DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE SONG))))EMOTIONS BY THEM____THAT SONG WAS A REMAKE TO OF SAMANTHA SANGS SONG.. ITS JUST EMOTIONS___________S AMPLING IS COMMON WITH SINGERS________BUT YOU DONT SEE NO BODY ACCUSED OF STEALING THIS MANY TIMES AS BEYONCE______HAS BEEN., ITS JUST SOMTHIN JUST NOT RIGHT ABOUT THAT WHOLE FAMILIE., ARE THE JUST COVERING UP BEYONCES AUTISM, THAT SHE HAD AS A CHILD??????? U[SPAM]MMMM?
Question...now wasn't all ya'll congradulating Usher and R.Kelly for stealing the song to same girl to an up and coming group of young black men...and some of ya'll probably still blasting that MAN lover...Usher...and that CHILD rapist R.Kelly's music in your car...but you have nerve to past judgement on this girl...and I'm sure all of you are peniacles of perfection in your neighborhoods!!! Gotta laugh!!!
