Snoop Dogg sued for copyright infringement

Last Update: 9:29 am  July 10, 2010

 

Rapper Snoop Dogg performs onstage during Spike TV's 7th Annual Video Game Awards at the Nokia Event Deck at LA Live on December 12, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images)

Miles Davis' legendary bass player Michael Henderson is taking Snoop Dogg to court after accusing the rapper of illegally sampling one of his songs.
The Drop It Like It's Hot hitmaker is alleged to have used parts of Henderson's Riding on the track Flashbacks, which featured on a 2008 mixtape.
Henderson claims Snoop Dogg went on to unlawfully incorporate his music on another song, titled Hands on the Wheel, which was allegedly used to boost interest and ticket sales in the rap superstar's West Fest tour in June, 2008.
Warzone's members, Goldie Loc, Kam and MC Eiht, have been named in the copyright infringement lawsuit, along with Snoop and his bosses at Universal Records.
Henderson is also suing for unfair competition and unjust enrichment. He wants the case to be heard in a trial by jury in Michigan and is seeking unspecified damages, reports AllHipHop.com.