Poop Man Bob Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 No shit. http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_...tent_id=1908230 To the ears of a High Court judge, it is hardly surprising if rap music sounds like Greek, but one member of the bench went one step further yesterday (June 5). He ruled that the lyrics to an English rap record were "for practical purposes a foreign language." He also pondered the need for "expert drug dealers" to be called into court in similar cases to explain rap lyrics. Mr. Justice Lewison made the ruling in a legal battle over a remix of the Ant'ill Mob's 2001 garage hit "Burnin'." The writer of the original track, Andrew Alcee, claimed that rap lyrics laid over it in the remix by the Heartless Crew constituted "derogatory treatment" of his copyright because they contained references to violence and drugs. "This," the judge said, "led to the faintly surreal experience of three gentlemen in horsehair wigs examining the meaning of such phrases as 'mish mish man' and 'shizzle my nizzle'." Dismissing the claim, the judge said he was unable to be sure whether the words complained of in the rap were actually references to violence and drugs, despite extensive research that included consulting an urban dictionary on the Internet. The judge said that evidence on the phrases had been given by Richard Pascal, one of the bosses of Ant'ill Mob's record company Confetti Records, but that he had to agree with objections from the defendant's counsel Robert Howe that, in the circumstances, this evidence was not sufficient. He explained: "Mr. Pascal did not himself claim to know what street meanings were to be attributed to the disputed phrases, but said that he had been told what they were by an unnamed informant conversant with the use of drugs. "Mr. Howe submitted, correctly in my opinion, that the meaning of words in a foreign language could only be explained by experts. He also submitted, again correctly in my opinion, that the words of he rap, although in a form of English, were for practical purposes a foreign language. "Thus he submitted that Mr. Pascal's evidence, not being the evidence of an expert, was inadmissible. I think that he is right, although the occasions on which an expert drug dealer might be called to give evidence in the Chancery Division are likely to be rare." The judge also dismissed other claims made by Alcee and Confetti against Warner Music U.K. Ltd. over the use of the remix on the compilation "Crisp Biscuit." http://sportsmed.starwave.com/media/pg2/2002/1010/photo/snoop.jpg'> Wordizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 its all greek to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by Tesseract its all greek to me me too nizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 fa shizzle, i thought that by now we be drinking beers on the beach double date style homeboy...i'll grab my boat and leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 shit's funny to me.:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 http://img.fark.com/images/2002/This_stats.gif'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPiTA Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 "Expert Drug Dealers" What the fuck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroya Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 this is the most retarded shit i've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rage- Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Blimey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 english rap music hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Loser Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by crave shit's funny to me.:lol: fo giggles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 http://www.hsj.org/cl/shades033/images/for51.jpg'> "...and he said that shit to ME!" - - - - - - "I'm wearing a skirt. :P " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dojafx Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Makros: if you tell me what movie the picture was from, i'll mail you a gza cd, any one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se_FOUR Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by ARCEL english rap music hahaha Ignorant fool, is your head permently buried in the sand?? UKHH is freeeeeeessshh.. Where do you suppose Slick Rick is from?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effyoo Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by ARCEL english boxers hahaha Originally posted by se-FOUR Ignorant fool, "Lennox Lewis"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se_FOUR Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Just proves Arcel has a problem, probably never ventured outside his own state..idiot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Big ups to the Londizzile Massive!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 CRISP BISCUIT ONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anal rapist Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 dojafx the film is 51st State or were you asking Makros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mental invalid Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 "This," the judge said, "led to the faintly surreal experience of three gentlemen in horsehair wigs examining the meaning of such phrases as 'mish mish man' and 'shizzle my nizzle'." HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! bobbo youve done it again......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HELLSATAN Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by Tesseract its all greek to me its all flippin in sicilian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nG Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by ARCEL english rap music hahaha american diplomats/peacekeepers/democrats (delete as appropriate) hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honkywalker Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! none of the above........ :lick: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :mexican: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sneak Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by ARCEL english rap music hahaha the thing is, the heartless crew and said song is a garage tune, not a hip hop one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phels Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by ARCEL english rap music hahaha chump by some braintax an shut up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 :scowl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dojafx Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by anal rapist dojafx the film is 51st State or were you asking Makros? thank you, you hear that makros, THE CD DEAL IS OFF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3N53one Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 today i didnt even have to use my AK today was a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EveryWhere Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Originally posted by hold the cup today i didnt even have to use my AK today was a good day. Ice Cube: Da Top Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intangible Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 haha stupid UK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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