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Fahmy v. Jay-Z et al

  1. February 02, 2016

    Jay Z Puts 'Big Pimpin' IP Row To Bed With Merits Ruling

    Jay Z scored a big win Tuesday when a California federal judge entered a final judgment that a suit accusing the rapper of copyright infringement with his hit song "Big Pimpin" -- already tossed for lack of standing --  also failed on the merits.

  2. December 14, 2015

    Jay Z Faces Risk Of Revived 'Big Pimpin' Copyright Fight

    The California federal judge who handed Jay Z a mid-trial victory by dismissing a copyright infringement suit over his hit "Big Pimpin'" tentatively ruled Monday that the October decision had been on a standing issue, not on the merits — a ruling Jay Z says could prompt another lawsuit.

  3. October 21, 2015

    Jay Z Dodges 'Big Pimpin'' Copyright Suit At Trial

    A California federal judge overseeing a copyright infringement suit against Jay Z and Timbaland dismissed the case before closing arguments Wednesday, saying an Egyptian composer's nephew lacked standing to sue over allegations they illegally sampled his uncle's 1957 ballad for their song "Big Pimpin'."

  4. October 20, 2015

    Judge In Jay Z IP Trial Asked To Rule Like An Egyptian

    A copyright trial in California federal court over whether Jay Z's song "Big Pimpin'" illegally sampled an Egyptian ballad could rest on whether Egyptian "moral rights" against "mutilation" of an author's work apply to the 1957 song, according to dueling motions argued in court Tuesday.

  5. October 16, 2015

    Linkin Park Takes Stage After Jay Z In 'Big Pimpin' Trial

    Linkin Park's bassist defended the band in California federal court Friday in a copyright trial over whether Jay Z's song "Big Pimpin'" illegally sampled an Egyptian ballad, testifying his group wouldn't have released a mash-up of that song and their tune "Papercut" if they thought it infringed.

  6. October 15, 2015

    Ex-EMI Lawyer Backs Up Jay Z In 'Big Pimpin'' IP Trial

    A former top lawyer for EMI Music defended Jay Z and Timbaland in a California federal copyright trial Thursday over allegations they illegally sampled an Egyptian artist's ballad for their hit "Big Pimpin'," testifying there was "no question" the rights to the song were secured.

  7. October 14, 2015

    Jay Z Tells Jury 'Big Pimpin'' Rights Not Among 99 Problems

    Rap mogul Jay Z spent 90 minutes on the witness stand Wednesday in a California federal copyright trial over whether he illegally sampled an Egyptian artist's ballad for his hit "Big Pimpin'," testifying that it wasn't his responsibility to secure song rights.

  8. October 13, 2015

    Jay Z, Timbaland Face The Music As Copyright Trial Opens

    Rapper Jay Z and producer Timbaland illegally sampled an Egyptian artist's song for their track "Big Pimpin'," his attorney told a California federal jury Tuesday during opening statements in their copyright infringement trial, calling their hit song "vulgar" as Jay Z and Timbaland listened from the defense table.

  9. October 09, 2015

    'Big Pimpin' Judge Won't Delay Copyright Trial Over No Show

    A California federal judge has ruled that an Egyptian national who is suing Jay Z over the song "Big Pimpin" doesn't need to appear at trial in person, rejecting the rapper's claim the man was making "an obvious attempt to avoid cross-examination" and clearing the way for the trial to kick off Tuesday.

  10. October 05, 2015

    Jay Z Worried About Video Leaks In 'Big Pimpin' Suit

    Attorneys for rapper Jay Z said Monday that the Egyptian man who sued him for copyright infringement over the song "Big Pimpin'" is making it more likely that videos of the superstar's depositions will be leaked to the press.

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