Kanye West and Co. Sued

noah | May 23, 2008 12:15 pm

Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common, Universal Music Group, Island Def Jam, and Interscope Geffen A & M were all hit with a copyright-infringement suit by the daughter of musician Joe Farrell, thanks to their sampling his 1974 song “Upon This Rock” without Farrell’s estate’s OK. [Reuters]