U.S. News | French Montana Has Been Sued for Copyright Infringement

April 8, 2019 Nathaniel Adebayo

Eddie Lee Richardson, who goes by Hotwire the Producer, has filed a lawsuit against French Montana for his song “Ain’t Worried About Nothin.”

According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff claims that the song was stolen from Hotwire the Producer.

Hotwire states that his track is an instrumental with a unique and artistic array of digital sounds and rhythms tagged with a single and repeating vocal.

Hotwire claims the 2013 hit song is a copy of a track he released back in 2012. The original was apparently posted on SoundClick under the name “Hood Pushin Weight” and “Ain’t Worried About Nothin” has simply added French’s vocals and removed his producer tag.

Hotwire seeks jury and payment of $5 million USD in profits for copyright infringement.

NLIPW will update you as the case unfolds.

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Nathaniel is a News Reporting Intern at Nigerian Law Intellectual Property Watch (NLIPW). He has a passion for writing, capacity building and social media marketing. He is a graduate of Federal University of Technology, Minna, where he graduated with BTECHAGRIC. He is a member of Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) and the National Union of Campus Journalist (NUCJ). Nathaniel has served as Editor-in-Chief for a number of magazines and as a contributor to various online repositories. Email: anathaniel@nlipw.com