June 20, 2018
A Universal Music Group Inc. unit urged the Second Circuit on Wednesday to rethink a decision from earlier this month reviving a copyright suit over a song sampled for a Justin Timberlake hit, saying the musicians now claiming ownership waited decades too long to do so.
June 06, 2018
The Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a copyright suit brought by the writers of a 1970s song that was sampled in a Justin Timberlake hit, finding the district court erred when it concluded the songwriters had given up their rights years ago and that the claims had been filed too late.