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JOHNSON v. CYPRESS HILL

Nos. 08-3810, 09-2213, 10-1733.

641 F.3d 867 (2011)

Syl JOHNSON, also known as Sylvester Thompson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CYPRESS HILL, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 1, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas K. Morrison (argued), Attorney, Morrison & Mix, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Andrew H. Bart (argued), Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MANION, EVANS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Syl Johnson, an American blues and soul singer—well known in the 1960s and 1970s for his exploration of African-American identity and social problems—wrote a song entitled, "Is It Because I'm Black" (the "Song").1 Twenty-five years later, Cypress Hill2, an extremely popular and successful hip-hop group, released the album, "Black Sunday." One of the tracks on "Black Sunday...

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