The case finally ended for good when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. [1]9 Vanilla Ice vs. Queen and David BowieQueen vs. Back in 1990, when “Ice Ice Baby” was released, sampling was all about what you could get away with, and lawsuits were frequent. When Queen and David Bowie threatened to sue Vanilla Ice for sampling “Under Pressure,” Vanilla Ice initially claimed that the distinctive bass riff in “Ice Ice Baby” was completely different. The baffling part was that this was not the first time artists were accused of ripping off Tom Petty.

Source: The Nation January 31, 2022 20:18 UTC