Today in the news: Jay Z and Egyptian song sample
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The Guardian article says that;
"Jay Z (real name Shawn Carter) and Timbaland (real name Timothy Mosley) had testified that they paid for the hook in their song – Jay Z’s first major hit single – in full by paying $100,000 to EMI Music Arabia for the license in 2001."
The prosecution argued that;
"...in addition to paying EMI Music Arabia, Jay Z and Timbaland should have asked the composer’s family permission too, and did not do so because they knew Big Pimpin’s “vulgar” and “risqué” lyrics violated his moral rights under Egyptian law."
I don't quite see how the family, having (I assume) already benefited by the sale of the song to EMI, would think they had any say in how that song was subsequently used (whether it offended them or not). They should be arguing with EMI, not with Jay Z. Can any artists/lawyers on this forum explain this to me?
The Original song
[video=youtube_share;tNZ7RZd0nD0]https://youtu.be/tNZ7RZd0nD0[/video]
Jay Z's use of the musical phrase;
[video=youtube_share;Cgoqrgc_0cM]https://youtu.be/Cgoqrgc_0cM[/video]
"Jay Z (real name Shawn Carter) and Timbaland (real name Timothy Mosley) had testified that they paid for the hook in their song – Jay Z’s first major hit single – in full by paying $100,000 to EMI Music Arabia for the license in 2001."
The prosecution argued that;
"...in addition to paying EMI Music Arabia, Jay Z and Timbaland should have asked the composer’s family permission too, and did not do so because they knew Big Pimpin’s “vulgar” and “risqué” lyrics violated his moral rights under Egyptian law."
I don't quite see how the family, having (I assume) already benefited by the sale of the song to EMI, would think they had any say in how that song was subsequently used (whether it offended them or not). They should be arguing with EMI, not with Jay Z. Can any artists/lawyers on this forum explain this to me?
The Original song
[video=youtube_share;tNZ7RZd0nD0]https://youtu.be/tNZ7RZd0nD0[/video]
Jay Z's use of the musical phrase;
[video=youtube_share;Cgoqrgc_0cM]https://youtu.be/Cgoqrgc_0cM[/video]