Apple Sued for Right to Publicity by Singer of 70s R&B Song Sampled by Jamie xx
Apple has been sued by Jerome Lawson, lead singer of the classic R&B a cappella group The Persuasions in California Superior Court for its use of a Jamie xx song in a 2015 iPhone 6 commercial (the “Commercial”). In his complaint filed January 24, 2017 (“Complaint”), Lawson asserts that Apple violated his right to publicity […]