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R&B singer Mary J. Blige and popular production team “The Clutch” which features Keri Hilson, are at the center of a copyright dispute involving Blige’s hit single “Take Me As I Am.”

Songwriters Jay Brian Ballard and Kim Jones filed a lawsuit against Mary J. Blige and The Clutch in United States District Court in the Central District of California.

The duo claim Blige and The Clutch stole their song “Take Me As I Am” which was released in 1995 and used it for her hit 2005 song of the same name, taken from her hit album The Breakthrough.

Ballard and Jones are seeking an accounting for all singles and albums sold in all formats, royalties and an accounting of publishing income derived from using the song in advertisements.

The Clutch has produced a number of hits for artists like Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Omarion, Britney Spears, Ciara, Jennifer Lopez, Timbaland and others.

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    Similarities, if this were a murder case that would be deemed reasonable doubt. Ya know I am sure that in order to sing that chorus and make it sound good certain things would have to be uniformaly the same any way. But I digress, I haven’t heard there copyrighted version. Of course the music industry isn’t about being fair or right. Mary has had her share of remakes maybe they thought they could slip this on under the radar.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/OdYee/ OdYee

    This is so sad i mean damn did they really have to expose (Mary)
    like that s**t last time i seen Article she was going to school for her G.E.D , now she is getting sewed for a song that was performed very well by her better than the original maker’s tome i think they should just split the pie down the middle, its more of a money issue than it is about the song them people know damn well they ain’t care about the song until they seen that someone made it a classic but o well i guess that’s just greed,i wish Mary j the best still sad to hear this …

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    Smh @ the run-on MASTER that posted that comment below.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SwtChocLady3/ SwtChocLady3

    Too many parts are too similar. I would not be suprised if she or her people took something from the original. NOTHING is original anymore.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Dj_Cheryice/ Dj_Cheryice

    Yea unfortunately this is how it is in the music industry, its very rare nowadays to find anything purely original…really a shame ….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/boboer/ boboer

    Why am i not surprise She been doing it for yrs

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    Arent people supposed to handle this before the release of a song to make sure they dont have this problem smh

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    ah oh well. but anyone can make a song about themself, im sure that lady was only doing crack, MJB has been through more.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/choclatcoverdcrm/ choclatcoverdcrm

    There’s always someone somewhere that want to try and tear good hardworking people down by trying to make a name for themselves,Mary Has worked hard throughout her career, been thru hell and back, and she’s still standing, my question is, if this is true, and I think that it’s not, why did these people wait so long to try and claim this now? I think that they are small minded, and want a piece of Mary’s hard earned profits.

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    SMH@ ppl always looking to make a quick dollar. The songs foundation is directly derived from Garden of Peace, from jazz musician Lonnie Liston Smith released in 1979. Notice how these people haven’t released their song in it entirety to be compared by public opinion. Further more the song is not even written or owned by MJB it was written and produced by Jordan Suecof, Ezekiel Lewis, Candice Nelson, Keri Hilson,and Thabiso Nkhereanye.So if them small time rednecks wants Mary to pay them their “fair share of royalties,” then tell them aszholes to take a number and wait in line! *hmphh*

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    Why did it take so long for them to say something?…Seems a little suspect to me…

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    Hahah a black person stole something from a whitey! How ya like us now honkay!

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    OH, NNNNow they care somebody stole something…lol..who knows, who cares really.

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    i wish somebody tell that tired piano teacher and that sad woman to stick a sock in and earn their own money. if they want to get paid find a stage and sell tickets and sing to whatever folks show up and if none show up then you get nothing, there is a reason why he still tuning piano because there is no talent between the both of them to make a sizeable income. i hope the judge tell them to kick rocks we are hearing two completely different songs, and all chords are interchangeable and sound different.

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    There are definitely similarities there. The producer for MJB needs to be sued. Why don’t these new artists, writers, and producers LEARN HOW TO WRITE THEIR OWN MUSIC? This is really sad.

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    All you black folk seem to do is steal and sell drugs. I don’t get it

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    im not surprised!!!!!

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    Guess those white crack users wont be getting paid by the boot leggers that copy mary j albums either.

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    Ok all i can see with this whole situation is two broke people who see a chance to get money. Ok the song was written years ago and if you send it out to companies, you are basically giving your song away. thats why real artists take there demos to companies in person. So now MJB is making money off of a song that these two could not even get a deal with and they are mad? For one thing i think copyrights after a few years actually die off unless renewed and i doubt these two have done that. Also who knows if maybe MJB heard the song and it made her want to make her own version because of all that she had gone through in her life? Think about it!!

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    To be honest, a lot lately major labels have been stealing from indie artist left and right. Most people never hear about it because the case is private, and the indie artist or label always take the quiet settlement. To say that these people are lying is messed up because what you’re saying is that it’s ok for major labels to steal from indie artist and labels simply because they are major. I believe these people and feel bad for everyone that’s involved.

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    YO!!! Mary
    Do you see what dirty s**t get you. It’s my song, as if you did not know that. Now you have these robbing az organization coming after you. Back the hell off of Mary. Now Clutch; you be just and do right by me. What comes out ones mouth is the maker and the founder; you cat’s love to go write what you hear from another, and maker big dough. I f was still crazy about music; I’ll ruin your life. With evidence of over 90% of you all hit’s are mine!!!!!!! Watch out Mary this is good!!!!!!!!!!

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    They’re not gonna win that case. lmao Imo only thing they’re saying the same is Take me as I am. THATS IT!

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    they gonna settle out of court, cause trust me artist have been doing it for years now. Mary dont write her own s**t, even though all her songs are suppose to be so damn personal, she aint the first artist to steal a song willing or unwilling, and she wont be the last, pop, rap, hiphop, rock, and even classical artist have stolen music for years cause something people can sing, they just cant write worth a damn….

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/taima/ taima

    You know what alot of stars uses other people songs and do it the way they want to sing it.I notices that they always go after stars that are up there . Also cause they know that their pockets are very full. But if it was people with there pocket not as full they won’t atempt . To summ it all up they are just after some money . If your company is going down the drain go get a job and stop finding short cuts just to get you some money out of these people pockets just scandlist.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    well MJB get to payin up….that why artist should do they research on a song before they make it their own.

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    MJB GIRL STILL BE DOING HER THING… PHUCK THAT MONEY HUNGRY AZZ BYTCH… THERES ALOT OF PPL THAT REMAKE SONGS… SO THAT MONEY HUNGRY BYTCH BEST TO CHILL HER AZZ OUT. MJB GONE BE ALRIGHT.

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    No big surprise, happens all the time.

    And for those people trying to defend Mary on this, ya’ll need to fall back. Yeah, I know we’re supposed to support each other but when we can’t call out our own on their faults and misdeeds, ALL of our credibility suffers.

    I’m sure ya’ll wouldn’t be saying all this “they just money hungry haters” crap if the story was “Early Black rockers sue the Estate of Elvis Presley for copyright infringement.”

    Nobody’s perfect so stop acting like black people can do no wrong.

    Grow up.

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    These artist need to start creating (not copying) and writing their own songs, thats the best way to avoid thinsg fo this nature.

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    Thats a shame…Unoriginal so called artist out here…She and her team needs to pay up

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    It really amazes me when someone can defend another who committed a musical theft. I hope JUSTICE prevails and serves NOTICE to other would be CROOKS. If you like something that works for you be grateful you discovered it……PAY UP and stop being a HYPOCRIT stealing from another’s spiritual gifts.

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    I agree with some people but this is not the first time I doubt alot of people listen to ol skool because most of their lyrics and beats are also being taken and revise sad but true, but what I dont understand from some people is how come they have evidence on something like that on video tape but when it came to the shooting case of oscar bryant with live video tapes and witnesses they act like they aint seen nothing and I doubt that shes not the only person that have stolen a beat and a whole song from someone. that comes to show you, you cant still from the white mans land cause he will put you on blast and take all the s**t he gave you in the first place especially that green paper.

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    damint i mean steal..i hate when i do that.

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    Mary probably didn’t even know the song was stolen. I’m reasonably sure that “the clutch” may have stole it and didn’t tell her (if it is even stolen…this couple could very well be lying)

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    ummmm… seriously??? YOU CANNOT COPYRIGHT LYRICS!!!! And the Beat they use for MJB’s song is a sample… so if their song uses the same chords, then maybe Lonnie Liston Smith and his label from back then should be suing those dips… Dont believe it google Lonnie Liston Smith – A Garden Of Peace

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    Mary is going to get it straight!

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    LOL I guess this gives new meaning to the lyrics “Take Me As I Am”…

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    I see why your are not showing yourself. You don’t know what you are talking about. “ummmm… seriously??? YOU CANNOT COPYRIGHT LYRICS!!!! And the Beat they use for MJB’s song is a sample… so if their song uses the same chords, then maybe Lonnie Liston Smith and his label from back then should be suing those dips… Dont believe it google Lonnie Liston Smith – A Garden Of Peace”

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    Artists have been stealing for years even back in the 70s so this is nothing new.

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