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Big win in ‘Big Pimpin’ copyright lawsuit for Jay-Z, Timbaland

A Los Angeles judge handed a victory to hip-hop mogul Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and producer Tim “Timbaland” Mosley Wednesday, tossing out a federal copyright infringement lawsuit over a sampled Egyptian recording used as the hook for the 1999 hip-hop hit “Big Pimpin’.” In granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment on the trial’s sixth day, […]

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