Plaintiff Lee Hutson claimed a song on Notorious B.I.G.'s 1992 debut album, "Ready to Die," had an unauthorized sample of a 1973 song of Hutson's, but Southern District Judge Richard Sullivan said Hutson "has failed to allege he had an ownership interest."
December 29, 2015 at 09:00 AM
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A Southern District judge has dismissed a songwriter’s copyright infringement lawsuit against the estate of rapper Notorious B.I.G. and several publishing and record companies.
Plaintiff Lee Hutson claimed a song on Notorious B.I.G.’s 1992 debut album, “Ready to Die,” had an unauthorized sample of a 1973 song of Hutson’s, but Judge Richard Sullivan said Hutson “has failed to allege he had an ownership interest.”
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