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Mar. 4, 2019

Kanye West’s publisher resisting singer’s suit seeking rights

If Kanye West hoped a lawsuit against his publisher EMI would cajole them into handing over the publishing rights to his music library, new documents filed Friday indicate they’ll fight back.

Kanye West’s publisher resisting singer’s suit seeking rights
Kanye West performs in Indianapolis, 2016.

If Kanye West hoped a lawsuit against his publisher EMI would cajole them into handing over the publishing rights to his music library, new documents filed Friday indicate they'll fight back.

West is seeking a court declaration establishing his rights to the music he's produced since 2010, claiming that's when the original contract he signed in 2003 expired, according to West's lawsuit filed against EMI April Music Inc. in Los Angel...

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