Parks v. LaFace Records, 329 F.3d 437 (6th Cir. 2003), was a lawsuit filed by attorney Gregory J Reed in March 1999 on Rosa Parks' behalf against American hip-hop duo Outkast and LaFace Records, claiming that the group had illegally used Parks' name without her permission for the song "Rosa Parks", the most successful radio single of Outkast's 1998 album Aquemini. In March 1999, Rosa's lawyer, Gregory J. Reed, filed a lawsuit against LaFace Records, the label that Outkast was working with at the time, on behalf of the civil rights leader. That lawsuit was dismissed in district court later that same year, which spurred Gregory to team up with fellow attorney Johnnie Cochran and appeal. US civil rights icon Rosa Parks has won the right in court to proceed with her case against rap duo OutKast for using her name as the title of a hit song. The US Supreme Court allowed a court ruling that reinstated Ms Parks' claims, made in 1999, against OutKast and three Bertelsmann AG companies. Rosa Parks, a civil rights icon known for her refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, filed a lawsuit against LaFace Records, OutKast (a hip-hop music duo), and associated entities. The lawsuit was in response to OutKast's use of her name in the title of their song "Rosa Parks." The same sticker that contained the name Rosa Parks also contained a Parental Advisory warning of "explicit content." J.A. at 60. Because, as later discussed, the critical issue in this case is a determination of the artistic relevance of the title, Rosa Parks, to the content of the song, the lyrics obviously must be considered in their The 1999 lawsuit alleged defamation and trademark infringement because the Grammy-winning group OutKast used Parks' name without her permission in the song title "Rosa Parks." The chorus is: "Ah-ha, hush that fuss. Everybody move to the back of the bus." Parks, now 92, is represented by her guardian Dennis Archer. Rap group OutKast settles long-running legal dispute with Rosa Parks, whose actions helped start civil rights movement, over group's use of Parks's name in their song Rosa Parks; Parks sued group FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Reed’s claim arises from a lawsuit, settled over a decade ago, regarding the use of Parks’s name as the title of a song by the rap group OutKast.1 As part of the settlement in that lawsuit, LaFace Records made a one-time payment to Parks’s guardian ad litem, Dennis Archer, on behalf of Parks. The title alluded to Rosa Parks (plaintiff), best known for her participation in a 1955 protest against segregated busses. However, the lyrics contained no references to Parks except for the repeated line “Move to the back of the bus,” which was intended as a symbolic boast of OutKast’s superiority over its competitors in the music industry. In December 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the hip-hop duo OutKast and their record label affiliates. By denying OutKast’s petition for review, the justices let stand an appellate court ruling that reinstated portions of Rosa Parks’ lawsuit against the musicians. In effect, the Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the [] A few months later, Rosa Parks died on October 24, 2005, at 92. “It was kind of weird, because I think Rosa Parks was misled,” said OutKast engineer Neal H. Pogue, to Creative Loafing, in 2010 According to Billboard, Parks filed a lawsuit against Outkast in 1999 alleging defamation and trademark infringement because they used her name without permission in “Rosa Parks.” The song is After a federal appeals court ruled in May that Rosa Parks could appeal a lawsuit she filed against Outkast over their hit song that uses her name in the title, a judge has reinstated most of the OutKast and Rosa Parks have finally settled a longstanding lawsuit stemming from Park's objection to the rap duo using her name in a song title. While Rosa Parks filed a lawsuit against OutKast for using her name on their album "Aquemini" on this day in rap history. BORN X RAISED + WWE | GET NOTIFIED. $20 OFF ORDERS $100+ WITH CODE 'COMPLEXSHOP25' A federal judge in Detroit had dismissed Parks' lawsuit in 1999 over the song "Rosa Parks," saying Outkast's use of her name was protected by free speech, and the group did not need to compensate her. Court OKs Rosa Parks' lawsuit against OutKast. The Supreme Court allows the civil rights icon to reinstate her suit over the duo's hit song ''Rosa Parks'' Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has authorized her doctor to release medical records and explain why the 91-year-old cannot testify in a lawsuit she brought against hip-hop group OutKast, her From BET.com The Supreme Court will allow Rosa Parks to go forward with a lawsuit against OutKast. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Why did Outkast lose their lawsuit against Rosa Parks? The title is a bit misleading, as they settled out of court to pay and promote charities related to Rosa Parks, but that feels like essentially losing in this case.
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