It seems as if "Birdman," aka Bryan Williams and rapper Lil' Wayne (or Dwayne Carter according to his birth certificate) are being sued for copyright infringement. Thomas Marasciullo, a Florida native, was asked in 2006 by the duo to record some mafia inspired speech, which apparantly he did and never received compensation or notice of the use of the recording. He is seeking unspecified damages against the rappers themselves, the recording company and various distribution outlets for the use of his voice on a total of nine tracks over two albums. Marasciullo discovered that his recording had been used when his daughter was trying to purchase a ringtone of "Respect" by Aretha Franklin and came across a song of the same name by Lil' Wayne. This is not the first time either artist has been sued for sampling recordings without permission, as there are pending cases for other songs they used without permission, but this is the first time an individual is seeking damages instead of a company. You can read more about the case using the links below:
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7016869011?Lil%20Wayne%20And%20Birdman%20Hit%20With%20Copyright%20Infringement%20Lawsuit
http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur57127.cfm
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