White Stripes Sued For Sampling Radio Show

The White Stripes are being sued for $70,000 for sampling a Canadian radio show eight years ago.

Quebec radio host Dominique Payette says that the duo used a ten second sample from her radio show without permission, and claims her privacy has been violated.

The sample appears on the track called ‘Jumble, Jumble’ from the band’s second album ‘De Stijl’, and Payette is suing the band, Third Man Records, and BMG Music Publishing Canada and according to Pitchfork, is seeking an injunction that could see the album withdrawn from stores.

As previously reported, The Raconteurs are on the bill for this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, taking place April 25-27 and May 1-4.

Thanks for the info to NME.com.

Comments

[SSL27]

That really sucks. Well if they do decide to remove it from stores, I'll consider myself lucky because I already have a copy.

[LesPaulKid22]

Thats the ****ing stupidist thing ive ever heard. Like the white stripes wanted to steal anything..that bitch is a crook..

[Comeback Kiddd]

its like saying im going to sue the white stripes for watching me walk down the street 7 years ago. i felt like my privacy was violated

[BlindMelon45]

bitch just wants money.....simple as that

[rygun091]

BlindMelon45 wrote:

bitch just wants money.....simple as that

exactly. it's f*king pathetic.

[Scourge441]

If the show was sampled eight years ago, why is she waiting until now to sue?

Epic Fail.

[OnlyOnThursdays]

The statute of limitations may almost be up so its now or never to sue.

[soupdragon]

Money grabber.

Couldn't she have acted sooner?
Besides, radio is FREE to use. This is no diiferent to her pulling the show off air because listeners were violating her privacy.

PATHETIC!

[sadSTATUE]

Scourge441 wrote:

If the show was sampled eight years ago, why is she waiting until now to sue?

Epic Fail.

+1

[dethskar0]

Seriously, shouldn't there be like a 5 year wait limit? And how are you gonna sue to try to get an album pulled from stores? Especially just for a 10 second sample of your radio show. What a ****.

[RainbowBassist]

8 years... she probably just heard of the WS now for some bizarre reason. That's just sad..

[favian]

i'm sure there is a statue of limitations on this sort of thing, i'm sure the time to strike when the iron is hot is long gone now.

this will be laughed out of court.

didn't jack play a free show everyday in canada last summer?

those ungrateful canucks

if the sample is from a radio show, then she breached her own privacy.

[Havenspear]

THat's pretty lame...Like a 10 second clip matters. I hope she doesn't win this...De Stijl is the only album I own by White Stripes.

[pyrojt07]

Quebec radio host Dominique Payette says that the duo used a ten second sample from her radio show without permission, and claims her privacy has been violated.

Oh shit what ever are we going to do her privacy is violated, the shit is 8 years old, She a gold digger

[JRowe3388]

Invasion of privacy? She's a ****ing radio host.

[theirishcreme]

I thought the suing frenzy was only here in the states. I guess the trend moved north.

[Gsaws]

those ungrateful canucks

Come again?