(Jamaica Observer) Jamaican choreographer Dr L’Antoinette Stines is seeking in excess of US$150,000 in her suit against entertainment mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and his pop music superstar wife Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.
In court documents, obtained by the Jamaica Observer’s Splash, Stines who is listed as the plaintiff is seeking general damages in an amount to be proven at trial in excess of US$75,000; special damages to be proven at trial also in excess of US$75,000; attorney’s fees; and for any other and further legal and equitable relief the court deems fit.
The documents list three counts — copyright infringement, violations of Stines’ right of publicity and /or additionally, or in the alternative, a claim for unjust enrichment.
To the shock, horror and chagrin of Dr Stines, the project [Everything is Love] featured the unauthorised exploitation of her vocals on a song known as Black Effect,” the court documents noted.
“Dr Stines’ horror and chagrin was compounded when she realised that not only were her vocals featured on the recording in the project, but she also discovered that she was not even credited by the defendants for providing her vocals,” the documents further stated.
