The lawsuit filed on July 10 in New York named Kendrick Lamar, Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records and Aftermath Records, suing them $150,000 for every time his photograph was used, as well as for Cipriani’s lawyer fees. The freelance Italian photographer has been published on numerous publications and earns his living by licensing rights to his work.
The lawsuit acquired by Bossip stated:
“This is an action for copyright infringement and related claims brought by Caprini, the sole author, owner and exclusive holder of copyrights in a photograph titled “Twins” (“Photograph”), arising from Defendants’ unauthorised use of the Photograph in conjunction with the online video release and commercial promotion of a music recording titled “The Blacker the Berry.”
This follows last years lawsuit over Lamar’s 2011 song ‘Rigamortis,’ which Eric Reed and Willie Jones III claimed used unattributed music from their 2010 song ‘The Thorn.’
Listen to ‘The Blacker the Berry’ here: