Fergie Accused Of Copyright Infringement!

20 September 2009

Pop star Fergie has been hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit over allegations she stole her song VOODOO DOLL from a track recorded by little-known reggae group GROUNDATION.

The singer and her Black Eyed Peas bandmate Will.I.Am, who produced and co-wrote the 2006 tune, are being sued by record bosses at Grounded Music.

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They claim the stars copied the beat from Groundation's Each One Teach One, a song recorded in 2000 which Grounded Music owns the rights to.

According to legal papers obtained by TMZ.com, Grounded Music executives believe Fergie's Voodoo Doll is "substantially and strikingly similar" to the band's record and they are seeking unspecified damages.

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Voodoo Doll was featured on Fergie's debut solo album, The Dutchess.

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**CORRECTION**
It has come to our attention that the Groundation song in question is entitled 'Waterfall', not 'Each One Teach One' as we reported above. 'Each One Teach One' is the title of the Groundation album.

Groundation released an official statement on the copyright matter, read below.

Prior to filing this complaint for copyright infringement, we reached out to the parties involved to try to address and resolve the issue but we never received a response.
Therefore, in order to protect our rights and our music, we moved ahead with filing this complaint and the facts in the complaint speak for themselves.

Groundation's (and Grounded Music, Inc's) interest has solely been, and will continue to be, to create and promote conscious, positive music. We look forward to the issue getting resolved and in the meantime, our focus remains steadfastly on our music and our ongoing tour of the U.S.