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The 2 Live Crew is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida, ... Charles Freeman, a local retailer, was arrested two days later, after selling a copy to an ...
Then–Broward County prosecutor Jack Thompson prosecuted 2 Live Crew on obscenity charges and persuaded a Federal District judge to declare the album obscene in June 1990. 2 Live Crew performed songs from the album including "Me So Horny" and were prosecuted for obscenity. Record store clerks who sold copies of the album were also arrested. [5]
In 1989, Florida Governor Bob Martinez ordered state prosecutors to determine whether Miami-area rappers 2 Live Crew's album As Nasty as They Wanna Be violated Florida obscenity laws. [5] Navarro proceeded to arrest local record store owners [6] for selling the album and members of the rap group after a concert. [7]
The copyright case was brought by Lil’ Joe Records, which bought the rights to 2 Live Crew's albums after the group's record company filed for bankruptcy in 1995. In 2020, the members of 2 Live Crew and the heirs notified Lil' Joe that they were terminating its copyrights and that ownership of the albums would revert to the artists.
"The ACLU may not want it advertised, but this record is pornographic; that’s one of the good things about it." - Robert Christgau BY 1989, Miami rap group The 2 Live Crew’s ultimately double ...
The Supreme Court held that 2 Live Crew's commercial parody may be a fair use within the meaning of § 107. Justice Souter began by describing the inherent tension created by the need to simultaneously protect copyrighted material and allow others to build upon it, quoting Lord Ellenborough: "While I shall think myself bound to secure every man in the enjoyment of his copyright, one must not ...
As Nasty as They Wanna Be is the third album by Miami bass group 2 Live Crew.It was released on February 7, 1989, and became the group's largest seller, being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
In an interview with the Miami New Times, Brother Marquis recalled his first show with 2 Live Crew quite fondly. “I remember a lot of girls screaming and they were very receptive to us ...