News : Songwritter Files Lawsuit Against Beyonce

SunTimes reports A Chicago songwriter (Rickey Allen) copyrighted the song “Cater 2 U” long before Destiny’s Child came out with a song by the same name. The songwriter also says the lyrics are similar.

Did Beyonce Knowles and her Destiny’s Child rip off a Chicago songwriter’s song?

A copycat claim contained in a 2006 lawsuit is expected to land the “Bootylicious” sensation in a witness chair next month as part of a copyright infringement trial to be held in Chicago’s federal courthouse.

Allen first copyrighted his “Cater 2 U,” with the same spelling in mid-1990s. He performed the song locally and updated the copyright three times, as recently as 2000.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the trail is now scheduled for December 10th.