Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 14, 2015
Jay-Z loses another round in "Big Pimpin'" sampling dispute
Judge rules plaintiff can look at over ten years of the rappers concert revenue in epic copyright battle.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Hip-hop icon Jay-Z has suffered another setback in an epic rap sampling case over his hit "Big Pimpin'." The momentum appears now to be with plaintiff Osama Ahmed Fahmy.
U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder on Monday denied a motion to review a magistrate judges' order that Jay-Z turn over documents on the revenue he earned from playing "Big Pimpin'" at concerts ove...
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