MUMBAI: Timothy McGee, a Boston postal worker, has filed a lawsuit against Andre Benjamin, better known as Andre 3000 of Outkast, Cartoon Network, and Turner Broadcasting, claiming that it was he who had developed the "characters, artwork, storylines, and concepts" for the Class of 3000 series.
The lawsuit encapsulates copyright infringement, breach of contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets. Gee has requested a compensation of $2 million “for the damages thus far.”
According to McGee, he had submitted a show idea to then Cartoon Network vice president programming Michael Lazzo in 1997 about a group of young musicians who try to break into Atlanta’s burgeoning music scene. This is almost 10 years before Class of 3000 appeared on Cartoon Network.
Class of 3000 is a comedy animated television series on Cartoon Network that talks about the story of a musical genius who left his hometown in Atlanta to pursue a career in recording.
