Battle Over Rick Ross Name Continues In Court - Details Inside !!
The legal battle over the name “Rick Ross” rages on between “Freeway” Rick Ross and rapper Rick Ross, who owns the trademark to the name.
On Tuesday (July 17), a federal judge ruled that the case could continue in court.
According to the latest ruling, Freeway Rick can pursue Warner Brothers, since Rick Ross and his record label Maybach Music Group have a deal with the label.
According to the judge presiding over the case, Freeway Ricky has 10 days to amend his lawsuit, against Warner Brothers, for false advertising, unjust enrichment, and unfair business practice.
Freeway Ricky Ross has been battling rapper Rick Ross, born William Leonard Roberts II, in court, since 2010.
Freeway Ricky filed his first lawsuit against the rapper in June of 2010, in hopes of preventing him from using and exploiting, his birth name.
Freeway Rick claims that the rapper co-opted his name and likeness as a former drug kingpin and parlayed it into a successful rap career.
Freeway Ricky Ross is an urban legend, who had a drug empire that earned as much as $2 million per day.
Additionally, Freeway Ricky has been the subject of numerous articles in regards to the Iran-Contra scandal and he ha been featured on popular television shows like “American Gangster.”
But the rap star came out on the victorious end of two separate lawsuits, one in federal court and another, appeal in state court.
In the first ruling, the judge ruled that Freeway Rick could not capitalize on his own name, since it was built off of committing real crimes.
The state ruled that a statute of limitations on the allegations helped the rapper get the case dismissed from court.
To make matters worse, rapper Rick Ross received a federal trademark for the name, which he has used in commerce since his 2006 debut, Port of Miami.
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Comment by kiki on July 19, 2012 at 7:43pm -
oh my
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Comment by DADDYMACK on July 19, 2012 at 8:02pm
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Damn this dude is like the terminator.......LMAO he just keeps on coming back! but hey i say if you think you have a legitimate gripe against someone you should persue it- and on the other hand Ross should have a sit down with this still well connected known man that can still make shit happen in the world-
I'm at split ends when it comes down to this case here- both need to really look and stop and say hold up!!!!!!! fucc is we doing in court-
let me feature you in a movie i got coming out- rozay should say
The real rick ross should say - hey man that doesnt sound like a bad idea-
#BANG
#SETTLED AND DONE
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Comment by Simply-Amazing-1 on July 19, 2012 at 8:23pm -
this is jus crazy.
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Comment by Terrence Harris on July 19, 2012 at 8:35pm
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The real Ricky Ross needs to just give it up because no matter how many times he sues the rapper. He's not gonna win, Ricky Rozay is too strong business wise. Not to mention he has an army behind him.
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Comment by Hakeem on July 19, 2012 at 8:36pm -
I FUCK WITH ROSS DA RAPPER BUT HOW DA FUCK YOU GONNA TRADE MARK A MANS NAME DAMN THAT SHIT GAY I THINK ROSS DA RAPPER SHOULD GIVE THAT MAN BACK HIS NAME ROSS IS BIG IN DA GAME NOW THAT HE CAN MAKE ANOTHER CHARACTER WHY WOULD YOU WANNABE ANOTHER MAN ANYWAY AND THEN DA JUDGE GONNA SAY ROSS CAN'T NOT CAPITALIZE OFF HIS OWN NAME BECAUSE IT BUILT OFF REAL CRIMES BUT A MAN CAN TAKE YOUR NAME AND TALK ABOUT CRIME AND MURDA ON A SONG AND MAKE A LIVING DAMN THAT SHIT FUCK UP
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Comment by Mr. KJ on July 19, 2012 at 8:41pm -
I've ben told my boy FREEWAY when he was locked to pursue this. Peep this, if anyone try to duplicate Microsoft or Apple Stores like China did, you would PAY BIG TIME. Ricky Rosay, shouldnt flaunt Maybach out there like that, under another man's REAL NAME. My Boy Freeway is about to get paid in a REAL WAY. All Rick Rosay image is perpetrating the REAL FREEWAY RICKY ROSS past LIEFESTYLE, he lived. Ricky Rosay should settle and PAY NOW or you will PAY LATER. CALI suits always gets theyre way, BIG TIME. But black PRIDE wont let a brotha humble himself to do that.
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Comment by Will B. on July 19, 2012 at 9:01pm -
ROZAY gon' win.
That's the boss.
#MMG
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Comment by ANTHONY on July 19, 2012 at 9:03pm -
It's a whole different type of hip-hop audience out there now that falls for anything.I dont care how dope people think he is..this negro is a big ass fraud.A cop talking about slinging chickens and busting gats.This nigga has a pistol license and no criminal record and aint sold a piece of dope in his life.All the real cats that have been in the joint know them C.O.'s are 20 times worse than the street cops.Be in their jumping on niggas and shit and violating their rights.Niggas dont have money or think they are gonna be heard so most dont file a complaint when they get abused by C.O.'s. Then he has the nerves to try and steal the name,persona and identity of a real Boss OG!! But I dont completely blame officer Ricky..niggas these days fall for anything and dont stand for nothing.If you have money you can influence tons of lost idiots to follow you,buy your shit and believe the lies you tell.Damn I miss Pac..we aint got nobody to run these phony niggas out of hip-hop!!!! I agree with Jadakiss when he said a lot of these rappers be talking about they miss Pac and Big and wish they were here.....no they dont..because if they were here most of these rappers would still be C.O.'s or working at Walmart somewhere.
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Comment by SEVENSAINTSROW on July 19, 2012 at 9:48pm -
I RESPECT THE MOVES ROSS HAS MADE...BUT TO RUN WITH HIS FALSE IMAGE AND USE A REAL NIGGAS NAME IS IN TOTAL VIOLATION BUT CAUSE HE WINNING, MA'FUCKAS GONE BOW DOWN
AND THAT JUDGE WHO SAID HE COULDN'T MAKE MONEY OF HIS OWN NAME (THE REAL RICK ROSS) WAS WRONG FOR THAT...REGARDLESS OF WHAT E DID IN THE PAST...ANOTHER FUCKER IS LEADING THE WRONG PATH WITH THE NAME BUT THE GUY WHO LIVED IT CAN'T USE HIS NAME TO DO SOME GOOD MORE THAN LIKELY smh
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Comment by Raisingdastakes on July 19, 2012 at 9:55pm -
I THINK THE WANNA BE "RIC ROSS" JUST NEED TO FIND ANOTHER FREAKING NAME..THIS GUY HAS DID TIME FOR A CRIME "REAGAN" AND HIS COMRADES COMMITTED AND IF SEN.WATERS HAD NOT KEPT THE EFFORT GOING AND CALLING REAGAN AND BUSH OUT ON THEIR BS HE WOULD PROBABLY STILL BE SITTING THERE... HE IS ENTITLED TO HIS NAME..HELL BOAST ABOUT BEING A C/O..
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