Donna Summers Estate Reaches Settlement With Kanye West Over Illegal Sample Use

Donna Summers‘ estate has reached a settlement with Kanye West over his unauthorized use of “I Feel Love.” Rolling Stone reports that the two parties came to a “global settlement” on the matter regarding what the family described as “blatant theft” of the icon’s IP. A status report was filed on Wednesday (May 15) in a Los Angeles federal court and written confirmation was received from all parties involved to resolve the copyright infringement claim officially, which the Donna Summers estate initially filed in February. The late singer’s estate lawyer, Stanton L. Stein, penned a statement regarding the settlement and what can be expected from it moving forward. “Plaintiff anticipates that the final settlement agreement can be executed shortly, and soon thereafter, the parties will be in a position to file a stipulation for dismissal of the action in its entirety,” the statement reads. “In the unlikely event, the parties are unable to conclude the settlement by June 14, 2024, the plaintiff intends to diligently prosecute the action against all defendants. As such, plaintiff requests that dismissal not be entered at this time.

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