A 70s funk and R&B band is suing Universal Music Group for licensing their music to T.I. and Kanye West because they don’t approve of hip hop the rock band Bloodstone are suing UMG claiming they allowed Kanye West to sample their 1979 original composition of ‘I’m Just Doing My Job’ for T.I.’s 2003 single “Doin My Job” without their permission.
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“Bloodstone did not know that UMG had granted the license to TI and Kanye West until late 2011/early 2012. Since that time Bloodstone has sought to find out who granted the license to TI without any authority,
and recently learned it was Ume [Universal Music Enterprises]. Plaintiffs do not approve of their song being sampled in a hip hop or rap song.”
“On belief, in 2003, in exchange for consideration, Defendant granted the hip-hop artists known as TI and Kanye West a license to sample ‘I’m Just Doing My Job’ without notifying any of the members of Bloodstone and without paying any compensation to Bloodstone. The Bloodstone sound recording of ‘I’m Just Doing My Job’ was used by TI and Kanye West in the song ‘Doin My Job’ in its entirety and has sold millions of copies.
The group seeks an injunction on the songs and punitive damages.
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