Marc Anthony may need to let the courts know whether he really wrote "I Need to Know," which hit Number Three on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1999.
Daniel Agren, a songwriter and ASCAP member, is suing Anthony, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Tunes and producer Cory Rooney, claiming that they engaged in "wrongful use of plaintiff's copyrighted music, lyrics and arrangement." Agren claims to have obtained a copyright for a song of the same name in June of 1989.
Anthony's attorney Orin Snyder told Rolling Stone that he believes the lawsuit is an outrage. "Marc Anthony and Cory Rooney independently wrote 'I Need to Know.' It is their song, and no one else's," says Snyder. "The allegations and the complaint are totally frivolous. We are confident the lawsuit will be dismissed."
LINDSAY GOLDENBERG
(April 6, 2001)