Jay-Z, Others Prevail In Appeal Of ‘Big Pimpin’’ Copyright Judgment

Mealey's (June 4, 2018, 1:01 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Allegations by the heir of an Egyptian composer that rapper Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, improperly copied from “Khosara Khosara” in the “hook” of the hit song “Big Pimpin’” were properly rejected by a California federal judge, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled May 31 (Osama Ahmed Fahmy v. Jay-Z, et al., No. 16-55213, 9th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 14334)....