Jay-Z's New York nightclub 40/40 has been hit with litigation from Michael Jackson and R Kelly over allegations that the establishment has broken music licenses. The two stars, plus a dozen further music publishers, filed the federal lawsuit this week claiming the venue had engaged in "unauthorised public performance of musical compositions", and seeking unspecified damages for copyright infringement from co-owners Desiree Gonzalez and Juan Perez. Jay-Z himself is not named in the suit, however.
Jun 27, 2007
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Jay-Z's nightclub sued by Michael Jackson et al
Michael Jackson, R Kelly and other music publishers have sued Jay-Z's New York nightclub 40/40 for unlicensed public performance of compositions, naming co-owners Desiree Gonzalez and Juan Perez.