Lil Wayne, Birdman hit with copyright suit in NYC

NEW YORK - A man in Florida wants rappers Birdman and Lil Wayne to him that respect - for the use of his voice to a full album called just. Marasciullo Thomas has filed a lawsuit for infringement of copyright on the Friday before a federal court in Manhattan against the rapper and her record company and various points of music distribution. The complaint that Cash Money Records had cut a small Italian Stil''Aufnahmen of talks "in 2006, and then use it without paying, or approval at the" respect "and other possibilities of joint Rap Album 2006" Like Father, Like Son "and Birdman's 2007" 5 (Star) Stunna. "Counsel and representatives of the Cash Money Records and Universal Music Group, which has n a sales and marketing deal with the label did not immediately returns Friday. The gold sale "Like Father, Like Son" hit the Top R & B / Hip-Hop album charts. Several short runways Marasciullo who said he has written, recorded and copyright rights - including the "loyalty" and "respect" - a new male voice delivery mob-related film repartee. The remarks of "loyalty": "The most important name in this game is the respect and loyalty. The family is a great thing. If we make these types of transactions, it is all with respect. "The prosecution says Marasciullo recordings were grouped into four tracks on this album, and uses five" 5 (Star) Stunna. He asks for unspecified damages for Marasciullo, who lives in Hernando County, Florida. He and his New York attorney did not return phone calls. Marasciullo he discovered his work has been used to buy his daughter discovers as his "respect" in the attempt to a ringtone version of the classic Aretha Franklin with the same name, said the complaint. His son, also in the case, when he was involved fired from a job Recording Engineer of Cash Money Records, after the father began to call for payment, according to the complaint. Birdman, whose real name is Bryan Williams, co-founder of Cash Money Records with his brother, Ronald. Grammy Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, as the stars emerged, most music sold in the last two years, but now he is one years in prison after pleading guilty last week attempted possession of illegal weapons, a New York case of a police station his tour bus in 2007.