Jay-Z sued over sample
Publisher Bridgeport Music is suing Jay-Z, alleging that his 2003 track 'Justify My Thug' uses samples of its copyrighted music without permission.…
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Bad Boy to appeal Biggie ruling
Bad Boy Entertainment has said it will appeal a ruling ordering the Notorious BIG album 'Ready To Die' withdrawn from sale over an unlicensed Ohio Players sample.…
LA police reopen investigation into Notorious BIG shooting
A new team of LA police is investigating the 1997 murder of Notorious BIG, and a court has stopped sales of his album Ready To Die over an Ohio Players sample.…
George Clinton wins back ownership of four albums
George Clinton has regained the master recordings of four Funkadelic albums after a long US court battle, with the judge ruling he had been defrauded of his work.…
Settle over Napster charge
Bertelsmann has agreed to pay Michigan company Bridgeport Music $50,000 to drop claims that it facilitated online piracy through its funding of Napster.…