January 10, 2024
A Manhattan federal judge Wednesday refused to reconsider his decision tossing musician Ernie Hines' copyright action against Jay-Z, Timbaland and Ginuwine challenging their use of a guitar riff from Hines' song from the '60s, ruling that the reconsideration bid is untimely and doesn't ask the court to correct any legal error.
September 25, 2023
A Manhattan federal judge on Monday threw out the latest iteration of soul musician Ernie Hines' copyright lawsuit over Jay-Z, Timbaland and Ginuwine's use of the guitar riff at the beginning of one of his songs from the 1960s for the songs "Paper Chase" and "Toe 2 Toe."