Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Mariah Carey!
June 18th, 2010 | Published in Music News | 25 Comments
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Mariah Carey!
One of the most long-drawn battles on copyright infringement that pitched pop diva Mariah Carey into a legal tussle came to a close today, on the September 26, 2007. This case had been ongoing for the last 1 year or so, with singer Rafael Chafir suing Mariah Carey for copying her song “Sexy”, and refining some tunes to make her song, “It’s like that!” Interesting to the naked eye and you would find the imbroglio even more intriguing when you get into the specifics!
Obviously, Sexy was released long before Mariah could come up with It’s like that. Sexy, to common knowledge was released in 2004 and Rafael had the copyrights on the song. She had put up this song on the World Wide Web. And this, according to Rafael, was one source from where Mariah Carey stole her song. She claimed that Mariah had taken some key tunes and chords from the song, and refined it in It’s like that.
Sounds like a valid argument, but when you consider what the ruling judge had to say about the whole story, you would find that there seems to be some kind of disconnect. Kimba Wood, a US District Court Judge, ruled in favor of Mariah stating that there wasn’t enough evidence that Mariah or her collaborators sneaked in to the website and stole the song. But one thing that the Judge pointed out was, Mariah’s tunes were not “strikingly similar” to Sexy, to deduce the case of copyright infringement. And while, Mariah and her collaborators can rejoice for now, but they should know that they were let off, only just!
Clearly, people who had heard Sexy, and It’s like that are quick to point out striking similarities between the two. They clearly feel that It’s like that seems to be a more refined version of Sexy, especially when you consider the tunes and the chorus. Thus, most people who had been following this case closely would say that Raphael was indeed at the receiving end of justice. Some of them have even gone on record to say that it was Mariah’s standing and popularity that allowed her to get away with this. All said and done, this clearly was one episode Mariah could have avoided, had she been a touch careful with her tunes.
Road ahead for Mariah Carey – Well, it never has looked better for the singer. Her next album, The Emancipation of Mimi, is all set to release on the 4th December. From initial previews, it seems to be one heck of an effort from Mariah. By now, Mariah is already an established singer in her genre, and in spite of opposition from Christina Aguiliera and Shania Twain, she still manages to lead the pack.
Mariah fans, like Mariah can breathe easy. But even they too like Mariah know that these kinds of incidents should not be repeated ever after. If it does happen, the otherwise glittering music career of Mariah Carey could definitely come under the copyright hammer.
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Music video by Mariah Carey performing Obsessed. YouTube view counts pre-VEVO: 18431686. (C) 2009 The Island Def Jam Music Group and Mariah Carey
Video Rating: 4 / 5
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June 18th, 2010at 6:19 am(#)
@freakyanimechic i knew it wasnt a guy im like he looks like a chick!!!
June 18th, 2010at 6:32 am(#)
1024 dislikes lol…1 GB of dislikes
) btw nice video honestly she is so damn hot…
June 18th, 2010at 6:36 am(#)
Em shut her up on “the warning” don’t fuck with an MC I guess…
June 18th, 2010at 6:44 am(#)
lmaoo mariah plays the guy i didnt even notice that!!!!! 0:24
June 18th, 2010at 6:50 am(#)
is mariah carey boob real?
June 18th, 2010at 7:09 am(#)
she looks hot here thats why em is obsessed with her
June 18th, 2010at 7:18 am(#)
@breezieskye I think it is a sticker or a fake tattoo.
June 18th, 2010at 7:31 am(#)
My god….I support eminem but this video is really attracting me i cant resist hope this hoe got what she wanted i just watched this for 4:02. : /
June 18th, 2010at 8:08 am(#)
It’s official. Mariah Carey wants a pen0r. Otherwise, she wouldn’t dress up like a guy in the video. XDD
June 18th, 2010at 8:53 am(#)
@xflaminj Really? Because she dressed up like a GUY in the video.
June 18th, 2010at 9:02 am(#)
@dspence493011 We’re watching it to laugh at the dumb skank trying to dress up like a guy.
So, fakoof.
June 18th, 2010at 9:05 am(#)
@AsciHaxxor She’s been around since before auto-tune was invented, wtf?
June 18th, 2010at 9:54 am(#)
That’s okaaay, all you MC haters are the ones that are giving this video the MILLIONS of views, so keep hatin’ bitches. & while you’re at it, go die in a hole.
June 18th, 2010at 10:01 am(#)
That’s okaaay, all you MC haters are the ones that are giving this video the MILLIONS of views, so keep hatin’ bitches. & while you’re at it, go die in a hole.
June 18th, 2010at 11:01 am(#)
slim just like destroyed her in the warning
June 18th, 2010at 11:07 am(#)
Autotuned to stardom.. eminem fucked u sideways xD
June 18th, 2010at 11:50 am(#)
they failed at imatating eminem thumps up if u agree???
June 18th, 2010at 12:16 pm(#)
wow im embarrased for her eminem killed her in the warning
June 18th, 2010at 12:58 pm(#)
eminem burned her worse lol
June 18th, 2010at 1:07 pm(#)
Fuck you bitch shady is not obsessed with you ass stfu you stupid whore b4 u get cut
June 18th, 2010at 1:51 pm(#)
ememins dis on mariah goes wayyy harder
June 18th, 2010at 2:03 pm(#)
At 1:15 theres something on the right side of her back.. And idk what it is.. Does anybody else know what it is? It looks like a sticker..
June 18th, 2010at 3:02 pm(#)
Mairah Carey is the best, has always been the best and will always be the best.. And bitches if ya dont wanna believe me look up her total number one hits AND her record sales… So keep hating cause it just makes her keep singing music and I looooooove her… Mariahs music has gotten me through alot of things in my life..
June 18th, 2010at 3:39 pm(#)
because i love you
June 18th, 2010at 3:41 pm(#)
so you hear alot of people dont like mariah,she makes a ton of dough