The current version of Vybz Kartel and Spice's Rampin Shop has been ordered to be destroyed and pulled from all radio stations, television stations and the Internet by EMI Music Publishing. Plans are in motion for the song to be re-mixed and re-mastered so it can be played on air again.
When the STAR spoke to Vybz Kartel yesterday he explained that he had received an e-mail from EMI Music Publishing stating that Rampin Shop infringes on the copyright license of Miss Independent by Ne-Yo. Rampin Shop was released towards the end of 2008 and is currently on a remade version of the Miss Independent rhythm, the song while immensely popular in Jamaica has not been officially released to the International market. While Ne-Yo is officially signed to Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the copyright license for the composition of the Ne-Yo song is licensed by EMI Music Publishing for composers Shaffer Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen.
Kartel forwarded the e-mail from EMI to the STAR in which it stated, "'Ramping Shop' by Vybz Kartel and Spice infringes the copyright in 'Miss Independent' (Smith/Hermansen/Eriksen). Clearance of this use of 'Miss Independent' has not been sought or obtained and I am informed that clearance will not be forthcoming. Accordingly 'Ramping Shop' cannot be released or exploited in any way. Please confirm your acknowledgement and acceptance of this, and that you will arrange that (i) all recordings of the infringing track will be re-called and destroyed and that no further copies will be issued, and (ii) that the audio and/or video
will be taken down immediately from all Internet sites."
According to Kartel the current version of the song will not be used and to solve the problem a re-mix of the song is currently being done. He said, "the remix will sound like dancehall, just like what Ne-Yo's people did when they made Miss Independent ... Notnice and I will be doing the remix today (yesterday) so listen out for it by Friday when it is mixed and mastered."
well if its gonna be like this, i think we shud do the same to them.....jamaican producers need to license their riddims....and the dancers need to do the same for their moves....it shows that we need to take a stand
same f**kry look how much tune mek off a nuff riddin an dem no seh noting u see if a did me mi tell dem f**kKKKKK OFFFFF.HELL a utter f**kry dat!!!!!!!!
What the f**k??????? Now they want to talk about infrindgement laws? What about all the stolen lyrics that Movado took and all the stolen lyrics but other hip hop artists towards Dancehall?? These people should just die of gonorrhea and rot in hellll!!!!
well if its gonna be like this, i think we shud do the same to them.....jamaican producers need to license their riddims....and the dancers need to do the same for their moves....it shows that we need to take a stand
-- Edited by Dj_Rubbut at 18:29, 2009-01-29
REPHRASE THAT.
JAMAICAN DANCERS NEED TO LICENSE THEIR MOVES
RIGHT THERE AND THEN YOU DONT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. MAJORITY OF THE DANCES I SEE THE JAMAICANS DO I SEE PEOPLE HERE DOIN IT FIRST AND EVEN WHEN I WATCH OLD MOVIES I SEE THEM DOING THE SAME DANCES THAT THE JAMAICANS CLAIM.
FOR EXAMPLE LOOK AT OVERMARS - PAPERBAG.
I WAS WATCHING A OLD BEENIE MAN VIDEO CALL AROUND THE WORLD.
AND I SEE BOGLE DOIN THE SAME EXACT THING. WHICH CAME OUT IN LIKE 1995....