Rapper 50 Cent settled a photo copyright claim with HipHopDX.com after the blog published an article suggesting he lied about selling his phrase “Get the strap” to MMA Belator for $1 million.
The website execs slapped Fiddy with a $3 million defamation lawsuit after he called out the HipHopDX.com editors in a bruising rant on Instagram.com.
But 50 Cent countersued the blog for $150,000 saying the “bogus news outlet” used his Selfie to accompany the publication of the story.
The “In Da Club” hitmaker filed a $150,000 copyright lawsuit against HipHopDX.com executives, saying they used an Instagram Selfie photograph of him without his permission.
HipHopDX agreed to settle the copyright claim for $20,000, but their $3 million defamation suit against 50 Cent will go forward.
“The owners of HipHopDX offered Mr. Jackson a judgment against them in the amount of $20,000 to resolve his claims, which he accepted,” the rapper’s lawyer Stephen J. Savva tells The Blast. “We have not agreed to resolve the counter-claim filed against him at this time.
Selfies are generally thought to be legal for use in editorial articles, since celebrities are not professional photographers.
Photo by Prince Williams/ATLPics.net
Easy $20k. They won’t get a penny from their lawsuit because he can say what he wants on his IG. They settled, Curtis won’t.
I’m confused. Lots of blogs use photos of celebrities?
Last I checked 50 owns the phrase get the strap. Only in America where you can own a phrase…
Messy boots 50 cent stays involved in some sort of lawsuit. In other news the lawsuit Teairra Marí filed against him was dismissed. I guess the judge was like you’re not going to involve me in your LHH fukkery..??
Curtis stays in some shyt. I can’t believe nobody has went up side his head yet.
Sounds like a Open post to me. But you cross your T’s and dot your I’s before you publish everything right Ms. Sandra? #teamsandrarose
I actually like fiddy ?
They gonna lose that one smh 50 been playing these blogs and websites for years lol
What does get the strap mean?
I think it’s mean something like go get my gun…
Auntie, the people want to know if he’s paid Rick Ross’s baby mama yet? Is he even making installments on that? Because you can’t dismiss that type of stuff via bankruptcy….which is what Da Brat is finding out the hard way.
you’re not going to involve me in your LHH fukkery
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LOLLOLLOL!!!! Wasting the tax payers money on some bullshyt!
Fiddy was a pleasure to work with. I will NEVER have anything negative to say about him.
#TEAMFIDDYCENT
Bankruptcy doesn’t wipe out that kind of debt? I shouldn’t be surprised though because if it did no one would be able to collect.
It’s all about context. For some people, it could be the setup for some backdoor action.
He seems nice but he’s a Cancer smh…they always have a mean streak when they get wronged and are master instigators…
HE’S TALKING ABOUT THE STRAP OF A GUN HOLSTER, SO GO GET THE GUN……..JENNY JONES!!!
Apparently not. Da Brat is trying to get her settlement suit dismissed via bankruptcy and the court is saying no no lol
Whuuut???? Oh well… Maybe she can work part-time at Costco…
I’m betting if and when someone does it will de a female. Staaaayyyssssssssss in some shyt.
LHH fukkery.. LOLLLLLLLLLL
50 so damn aggravating
As they should be able to, but 50 claims the photo was a selfie which would give him ownership and copyright but if that is the picture that Sandra posted that is clearly not a selfie and was taken by someone else, unless…50 phone was used to take the picture.
He’s a butthole who’s enema is in effect. His shyt is about to run out! He sales himself as a target. He places the bullseye on himself. Bye Curtis! Ya lil miserable soul!
What? Huh?
He has paid all of his debts. She bragged about it on instagram and ended up taking a picture with him in a club.
So after he pays his lawyers off for this, he’ll have $1500 left from that settlement?
The bigger issue is celebrities (and pseudo celebrities) suing bloggers for using their Selfies on their blogs. 50Cent is not a professional photographer. He didn’t lose photo revenue when the blogger posted his photo.
I was always told that the rights to a photo goes to the photographer, just aslong as it is not offensive or slanders the respective party. This is why Kanye was allowed to use the Whitney photo, because that family member took the photo. This is why paparrazzi is able to take photos of you in public and sell in its unedited state.
Basically its an euphemism said for when you get “pissed” or upset about shit. It used to mean get the “pistol /gun”, but now its said whenever you are provoked.
True. But copyright court views professional photos and cell phone selfies differently. A professional sues for lost revenue. Celebrities are not selling selfies. Therefore, why would a court award 50 Cent $150,000 for a copyright violation? How would he prove that his selfie was worth that much?
50 Is a Clown, straight up.
Gotcha!
I know he’s disrespectful as hell sometimes, but I like him. I think he just needs like 13 private therapy sessions to work through his issues cause clearly he feels some type of way about black women.
Don’t they get paid to post on IG?! Maybe his selfie was actually worth that much. Or maybe there was a logo/product shown in the selfie?
That’s because Da Brat’s was probably considered restitution/related to a criminal offense of which she was found guilty. Typically, you CAN bankrupt out of these type of judgements 50 cent has/had
OOOh Ok. I see. Thank you.
13.lmfao. Thats just to get started.