December 14, 2007
Under the gavel: Apple need to beat the rap
Posted Dec. 14, ’07, 11:33 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | Legal
We wish we could say that we were surprised by a lawsuit from rap mogul J Prince (pictured) and employee Thomas Randle which targets Apple, but ever since the Eminem fiasco, we’ve been waiting for the other fly shoe to drop.
The bone of contention? A promotion for an episode of BET television program American Gangster, in which pictures of Prince and Randle are shown stamped with the word “murderers.” The show, aired on October 10th, also links the pair with the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples—erroneously, contend Prince and Randle.
“Neither Mr. Prince nor Mr. Randall [sic] has ever been convicted of any felony offenses, let alone murder,” an attorney for Prince and Randle states in court papers filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Houston.Prince and Randle have sued BET and its parent company Viacom for defamation; Apple’s there because the show was available for download on iTunes. The plaintiffs are asking that the episode no longer be distributed and, of course, “unspecified damages.”
Me, I don’t know J Prince from J Crew. The important questions have clearly not been asked here: does he use a Mac? Windows? Linux? How many songs are on his iPod? Any chance of a celebrity playlist on iTunes when this is all put to bed? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Listing Apple in this suit is just stupid. Shouldn't they also be suing Comcast and DirectTV and the television manufacturers?