[Commons-law] Bappi Lahiri in the news!

[Sudhir Krishnaswamy]

Hi everyone

Break the lean season on commons law with an excerpt from a news article
that can be found at
http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/10/31/india.dre.lawsuit.reut/


Indian composer sues over U.S. hit
Thursday, October 31, 2002 Posted: 5:50 AM EST (1050 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- A famed Indian composer has filed a
lawsuit in federal court claiming the recent hit single "Addictive" by Truth
Hurts borrowed heavily and without permission from a 20-year-old Hindi song.

The lawsuit also charges American producers, including hip hop impresario
Dr. Dre, with practicing a form of "cultural imperialism" by not crediting
Third World artists.