Future Hit With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Chart-Topping Mixtape

Atlanta rapper Future is facing legal trouble after the release of his 2024 project Mixtape Pluto.

On Oct. 2, Atlanta-based photographer Garey C. Gomez filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Titol Retail, Wilburn Holding Company, Future (real name Nayvadius Wilburn), and his label Freebandz.

According to the court documents reviewed by Complex, Gomez alleges that the defendants “copied Gomez’s copyrighted works from the internet in order to advertise, market and promote their business activities” with the “purposes of advertising and promoting sales to the public.”

At the center of the dispute are two of Gomez’s photographs — officially registered with the U.S. Copyright Office — which he claims were used without his permission. One of the images appeared as the cover art for Mixtape Pluto and was repurposed for merchandise sold online.

Gomez is citing “irreparable” harm and is seeking damages, though the lawsuit does not specify an amount.

He is, however, requesting “profits attributable to the infringement,” indicating that any revenue generated from the unauthorized use of his work should be factored into the compensation.

Released on September 20, 2024, Mixtape Pluto marked Future’s seventeenth mixtape and his first to be released as a commercial project. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, moving 129,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.

The project also made history as Future’s third No. 1 album within six months, following the Metro Boomin collaborations We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You.