December 16, 2008

By Associated Press

Lawyers for rapper Lil Wayne are seeking more time to turn over documents in response to a lawsuit that accuses the award-winning
recording artist of copyright infringement.

A federal lawsuit filed in May claims Lil Wayne didn?t have permission to
sample a song by singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel.

The suit says Lil Wayne?s record label, Cash Money Records, tried but failed to negotiate a license to use Swanepoel?s song ?Once? before millions of people downloaded the rapper?s song ?I Feel Like Dying.?

A court filing Tuesday by Lil Wayne?s attorneys asks a judge in New Orleans to extend a Friday deadline for turning over documents requested by lawyers for the company that published Swanepoel?s song.

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