Right Of Publicity Claim Is Preempted By Copyright Act, 2nd Circuit Says

Mealey's (August 24, 2020, 1:40 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A dispute between hip-hop recording artists Curtis James Jackson III ("50 Cent") and William Leonard Roberts II ("Rick Ross") over a sample from Jackson's song "In Da Club" was properly resolved in Roberts' favor by a Connecticut federal judge on summary judgment, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 19 (Curtis James Jackson III v. William Leonard Roberts II, No. 19-480, 2nd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 26264)....