50 Cent Shutdown

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Source: Sohh.com

Yesterday, a Los Angeles federal court denied 50 Cent's motion for an injunction to stop the distribution of The Infamous Times Vol. 1: The Original 50 Cent DVD and shut down his request to receive a portion of the DVD's sales.

Released by Czar Entertainment On March 8th, the DVD, which chronicles the life of the deceased Brooklyn hustler from which the rapper took his name, has been critical acclaimed and reportedly gone double platinum. 50 Cent the rapper, aka Curtis Jackson, contends that the use of "50 Cent" in the documentary's title violates his trademark. The court said Czar was likely to win the case and that the DVD's use of the words "50 Cent" didn't infringe on 50's trademark under the federal trademark law. The court also added that consumers weren't likely to think that 50 produced the DVD or arranged its distribution.

50 claims that the producers included in the DVD an interview in which he explains why he adopted the moniker after the late hustler. According to 50, the producers agreed to pay Kelvin "50 Cent" Martin's family the fee he would have collected for appearing in the interview. The rapper contends that the producers never honored their promise. The court ruled that, whether the claim is true or not, it didn't justify stopping the DVD's distribution.

Shortly after 50 filed his lawsuit, Kelvin's aunt, Patricia Martin, released a statement on behalf of the Martin family. In the statement, the family voiced their disappointment with 50 for breaking his promise to give money to buy a headstone for Kelvin. He was killed in 1987.

Music insiders have speculated that 50 filed the suit because he was mad at Czar head, Jimmy Henchmen who is the The Game's manager. Once allies, 50 and Game have been feuding since the Queens rapper kicked him out of G-Unit earlier this year.

Upon learning of the court's ruling, Henchmen stated, "We are gratified that the court found that there was nothing improper in the DVD's title or the way in which we are marketing it. We remain convinced that there is absolutely no merit to Curtis Jackson's lawsuit and that it should never have been filed. We believe it was filed more as an attempt to further his childish campaign of jealousy against The Game and his management than to vindicate any legitimate legal rights."

[flaco24]

propz on the article. damn 50 wants more money now I think he has enough. lol

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