A federal judge in Miami has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit "In Da Club" from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell. U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck found that the disputed phrase was a "common, unoriginal, and noncopyrightable element of the song," and was not entitled to copyright protection. He added that no reasonable jury would conclude that the compositions have substantial similarities.
October 31, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A judge has dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit accusing rapper 50 Cent of stealing the opening line for his 2003 hit “In Da Club” from a song by former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.
U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck found Friday that the disputed phrase was a “common, unoriginal, and noncopyrightable element of the song” and was not entitled to copyright protection.
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