Apple Sued Over Sample From Jamie xx Song Used in iPhone Ad

Jerome Lawson, lead singer of R&B a cappella group the Persuasions, is suing Apple over its use of his sampled voice from Jamie xx's 2015 single, "I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)," featured in an iPhone 6 TV advertisement. In the suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Lawson contends the sample violates his right to publicity under California law,

This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: Apple Sued Over Sample From Jamie xx Song Used in iPhone Ad

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