Intellectual Property
May 12, 2026
Ye copyright trial heads to jury after combative closing arguments
Attorneys for Ye and a group of music creators delivered intense closing arguments in a federal copyright trial over allegations that "Hurricane" unlawfully incorporated portions of "MSD PT2."
Attorneys for Artist Revenue Advocates and rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, presented their closing arguments to a federal jury Monday, concluding a copyright trial over claims that a musical work by a four-man creative team was illegally used in the Grammy-winner's song "Hurricane."
Appearing on behalf of the plaintiffs, Irene Y. Lee of Russ August & Kabat in Los Angeles argued that the defense had tried to mislead the jury with "false, irrelevant and, frank...
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