Here's the latest update on songwriter/musician James D. Papa suing WWE, Michael 'Hayes' Seitz and others in the company. He contents all parties have been using and profiting from "Badstreet, USA" and other 1990s WCW Slamjam-era songs he wrote without permission or any monetary compensation. He further claims WWE cost him money after THQ contacted him for using "Badstreet USA" for a Legends of WrestleMania video game, only to instead use a "clone" version by Jim Johnston.

He filed in September 2013 to appeal decisions made against him in the lawsuit after having his attorneys fired due to incompetence which led to his copyright infringement claims being dismissed. Papa's new lawyers have now filed a revised complaint against Michael Seitz, Stephanie Music Publishing Inc and World Wrestling Entertainment, along with VE Newco LLC, the parent company of Vivendi Entertainment (distribution of WWE DVD and Blu-rays), Yukes (WWE video games) and Take-Two Interactive (who owns the WWE video game license after last year when THQ filed for bankruptcy).

WWE has again denied any wrongdoing and claimed that since Papa "consented to use" of his music in WCW and WCCW broadcasts, and subsequently WWE would have the rights to his material since they acquired the copyrights "lawfully". They also said that the music in the World Class documentary would be "fair use" and that Papa did not have any copyright for the "clone song" that Johnston created, so any claim against that song should be thrown out. They request a jury trial, and the court has set a date has been set for March 23, 2015, unless all parties reach a settlement first.

Credit: PWInsider.com.