Armen Boladian

Armen Boladian is a former record producer, founder of Detroit-based Sound of Gospel in 1969 and Westbound Records in 1970.^[1][2]

Boladian is currently the head of Bridgeport Music (established 1969), a catalogue company in possession of most of George Clinton's catalogue. In 2001 Bridgeport filed over 500 counts of copyright infringements against 800 artists and studios for using samples of Clinton's work without proper licensing.^[3][4][5][6]

References

1. "'Americans': Canadian's Praise becomes a best-seller". Tucson Daily Citizen. 5 January 1974. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Adrian, Mich.". Indiana Gazette. 16 September 1983. p. 8. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Koeninger, Kevin (21 February 2014). "Diaper Man's Widow Demands Royalties". Court House News Service. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
4. Wu, Tim. "Jay-Z Versus the Sample Troll". Slate. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
5. "Judge Halts Notorious B.I.G. Album Sales". Associated Press. March 19, 2006. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).
6. Dames, Metthew K. (January 1, 2007). "Sampling, Registration, and a Broken Copyright System". Information Today, Inc. Retrieved September 11, 2014 – via HighBeam Research. (subscription required (help)).