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sohh.com - 12/9/2008

Andre 3000 Sued For $2 Mil, Suit Alleges "Class Of 3000" Was Stolen

— sohh.com — OutKast's Andre 3000, along with Cartoon Network and Turner Broadcasting, is facing a $2 million lawsuit for... copyright infringement and breach of contract claims stemming from Andre's "Class of 3000" cartoon series. [Visit SOHH.com for more ... Andre 3000 Sued For $2 Mil, Suit Alleges "Class Of 3000" ...

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bostonherald.com - 12/10/2008

Boston suit claims creator outcast by Andre 3000

— bostonherald.com — Boston postal worker is suing OutKast frontman Andre 3000 , the Cartoon Network and Turner Broadcasting for... $2 million in damages, saying they ripped off his idea for an animated series about a group of young musicians and aired it as Class of ... Boston suit claims creator outcast by Andre 3000

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prefixmag.com - 12/11/2008

Andre 3000: Andre 3000 sued for $2 million over cartoon

— prefixmag.com — Andre 3000, along with Cartoon Network, has been sued by a man claiming that the concept for... Andre’s cartoon, Class of 3000 , was originally his.   Postal worker Timothy McGee is alleging that the “characters, artwork, storylines ... Andre 3000: Andre 3000 sued for $2 million over cartoon

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Andre Benjamin Being Sued
Bossip.com — ... the “characters, artwork, storylines and concepts” he developed for his show were heavily borrowed upon for Dre’s show, which aired from November 2006 to May 2008. What we have here is the another example of the “the man” trying to take someone else’s idea and make it his own for profit. These fat cats are always trying to pull some ‘ish like this. For black peoples’ sake, we hope Andre didn’t have a hand in this crap. Source        ...

News Ticker: Andre 3000, “The Dark Knight” and Nine Inch Nails
RollingStone.com: Latest News — OutKast’s Andre 3000 is among those being sued for $2 million by a former art student who claims Andre’s Cartoon Network show Class of 3000 infringes copyright. Timothy McGee claims he proposed the idea of the show to Cartoon Network in 1997 with the idea of having singer Babyface in 3000’s role. The Motion Picture Academy has reportedly reversed its decision to make The Dark Knight score ineligible for the 2009 Oscars. The Academy initially said the film had too many composers — five in total — credited. Elmer Valentine, the co-founder of Los Angeles landmarks like the Whisky A ...