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. Back in 1998, Outkast dropped their now-classic album "Aquemini." There's one song that stands out in particular: "Rosa Parks," which quickly became a favorite among Outkast's listeners. It's worth noting that despite the song bearing the same name as the historical icon, it mainly focuses on the notion of becoming less popular in the rap game. In Parks, civil rights hero Rosa Parks sued the musical duo Outkast under § 43(a) after Outkast released a song called Rosa Parks.Id. at 441. Summary of this case from Brown v. Elec. Arts, Inc. applying Rogers to a song title Rosa Parks and rap duo OutKast have settled a lawsuit in which the civil rights pioneer accused the group of wrongly using her name in a song title, her guardian said yesterday (April 14). 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. 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. 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 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 1999, Parks sued the record company and OutKast for defamation and trademark infringement over the song titled Rosa Parks. Lawyers for Parks claimed it defamed her and used her name without Rosa Parks and the music group OutKast have settled a 1999 lawsuit over an OutKast song that used Parks’ name in a title. OutKast and their record labels will work with the Rosa and Raymond 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 Where pop culture & Black women meet.INTRO SONG: BUSINESS INQUIRIE 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 "Rosa Parks" is widely considered one of Outkast's best songs. In 2020, The Ringer ranked the song number eight on their list of the 50 greatest Outkast songs, [9] and in 2021, The Guardian ranked the song number two on their list of the 20 greatest Outkast songs. 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 [] Rosa Parks, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Laface Records, et al., Defendants-appellees, 329 F.3d 437 (6th Cir. 2003) case opinion from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit If the only thing Rosa Parks did was refused to give up her seat. She did that as part of a broader effort, of which she had been a part since childhood (her father was a civil rights activist, and in the early years of the movement she was involved with investigating sexual assault and rape of women of color, leading organizing efforts, among other things). 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. "OutKast's 'Rosa Parks' sparked controversy when the civil rights icon's estate sued over the use of her name. The legal battle lasted years but ended with a They will work with the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute to promote Parks' legacy. The settlement in the case implies no fault by the defendants. 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."
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