カニエ・ウェストことYe氏とその関連会社が、自身の楽曲「Hurricane」の初期バージョンにおいて、未発表のデモ音源を無断でサンプリングしたとして、陪審員団により法的責任が認められた。
この評決は火曜午後に下され、2018年3月に「MSD PT2」と題されたビートを制作した4人のミュージシャンの代理人であるArtists Revenue Advocatesが提訴していた。Ye氏個人に対し17万6,153ドルの支払いが命じられ、Yeezy LLCも同額の支払いを義務付けられた。また、同氏が経営するYeezy SupplyとMascotte Holdingsに対しても、それぞれ4万1,625ドルと4万4,627ドルの支払いが命じられた。
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A federal jury ruled Monday that Elon Musk waited too long to sue OpenAI and its leaders. The decision ended the high-profile case after three weeks of testimony.
A federal jury in Los Angeles heard opening statements on May 4 in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Kanye West, now known as Ye, over his 2021 performance of an early version of 'Hurricane.' Four musicians are seeking $564,046 for the unauthorized use of their instrumental 'MSD PT2' at a Donda listening event in Atlanta. Ye is expected to testify later this week.
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Kanye West, now known as Ye, took the witness stand in a copyright infringement case in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. He faced questions about an alleged unlicensed sample used in his song Hurricane.
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