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Destiny's Child Hit With Lawsuit
10/23/2003 7:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
LAUNCH Radio Networks
(10/23/03, 7 a.m. ET) -- Destiny's Child, Mathew Knowles, Sony Music Entertainment, Columbia Records, Music World Entertainment, and State of Mind Muzic, Inc. were hit with a $200 million lawsuit in federal court in Houston, Texas on October 14 by producer Terrence "T-Robb" Robinson, who maintains that he produced the music the group used for their 2001 hit "Survivor," according to MSNBC.
According to Robinson, he submitted a song called "Glorious" to Mathew Knowles, the group's manager, in October of 2000, and he later heard the song used in a commercial without his permission and eventually as the musical backdrop for "Survivor."
Robinson's attorney, Peter J. Clarke, admitted that when Robinson submitted the song it wasn't copyrighted but a copyright was later secured. Clarke elaborated, saying, quote: "Ultimately at the end of the day, what is going to decide this lawsuit is the music."
Robinson believes if he were properly credited for "Survivor," his career would have taken a different turn. He said: "I know right now I would be one of the biggest, most sought-after producers."
Knowles' attorney, Thomas Sulkerson, wouldn't comment on the lawsuit because as of Tuesday (October 21), he hadn't seen it.
"Survivor" peaked at Number One on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart in 2001.
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