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Dream Hampton Makes Twitter Cameo to Speak on Plagarism Lawsuit and Why No One Should Be Blogging About Her
Source: Feministing.com
Though some say they wouldn’t put it past Jay-Z, the plagiarism lawsuit (handwritten mind you) that was conjured up against him and author Dream Hampton for his Decoded memoir was clearly bogus from the beginning. Just in case you didn’t know that though, Dream took a little break from her Twitter hiatus to speak on the rumors and why no one should pay them any mind, tweeting:
“Proof” from the guys suing me and Jay for plagiarizing Decoded. Amazing. More amazing are the asses who made this a real story. Thanks for gvng an unwell stalker more attention than they’ve ever had in their lives…..smaller circles. stay safe. It’s actually mid morning in London and I’m signing off again…xoxo Much as I miss this space s’times I like my peace more love
The last part of her tweet made it sound as though Dream was sticking to her choice to leave Twitter altogether, which she decided after some disrespectful Beyonce fans criticized her young daughter on the Internet at the end of last month. But, it turns out she had a few more things to say about the situation, the Twitterverse, and the blogoshphere as a whole. She tweeted:
If you’re blogging about my tweets you shouldn’t be blogging. Straight up. Supreme Court on the other hand is worth a looksie. They thuggin
If you made news out of the handwritten lawsuit against Jay & I, feel free to apologize after reading this http://redskunks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/my-life-decoded.html
You can send your apology to Hov to the North pole.
Thank you everyone who’s tweeting me they missed me. truly. I missed this space the 1st two weeks too. Happy Summer!
Considering it’s been nearly a month since Dream Hampton stopped tweeting, I think we can take that last message to mean followers will have to continue to get their fix of the author elsewhere.
Do you miss Dream Hampton’s tweets?
Brande Victorian is the news and operations editor for madamenoire.com. Follow her on twitter @Be_Vic.
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Watch The Lawsuit: Jay-Z Sued For Stealing Parts of His Own Memoir?
Source: Eurweb.com
Did Jay-Z plagiarize parts of his best-selling book “Decoded”?
That’s what Patrick White is alleging in a lawsuit he filed against the superstar, Dream Hampton and Random House last week.
The lawsuit, which was filed in United States District Court, Central District, claims that White’s laptop was stolen in 2009.
“In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-Z’s book Decoded which was released in 2010,” White claims.
In the hand-written lawsuit, White claims he was shocked when he saw that portions of a book he had been working on were strikingly similar to portions of “Decoded.”
“The book contains various expressions/colors/phrases, which correlates to my work,” White alleges. “After contacting or attempting to contact the co-author, I got no reply.”
White is suing for copyright infringement and invasion of property.
The first questions that arise are who is Patrick White and how does he think his laptop landed in the hands of Dream Hampton and Jay-Z? This story doesn’t even seem plausible and it will be interesting to see if the court even pays it any attention. If a judge determines this complaint has no merit it won’t be the first time Jay-Z is the subject of a bogus lawsuit.
Earlier this month, an Ohio woman attempted to sue the capital city for $500 billion dollars after her car was impounded and sold. She claimed that Jay-Z and Diddy were “known to have government influence” and were likely involved in her car troubles. Not surprisingly, the judge dismissed the suit on grounds that it’s frivolous.
It’s likely this plagiarism lawsuit will reach the same fate.
What do you think? Did Jay-Z really steal content for his book or is this guy just looking for 15 minutes of fame?
Alissa Henry is a freelance writer living in Columbus, OH. Follow her on Twitter @AlissaInPink. Or check out her blog: This Cannot Be My Life
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