According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jay-Z is being sued by the family of Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi, who wrote the song “Khosara, Khosara” for a 1957 Egyptian film named Fata Ahlami.
Hamdi’s children are suing EMI, MTV, Paramount Pictures, UMG and Warner Music over the track.
Jay’s team obtained a license to use the song under United States copyright law, but the lawsuit claims he didn’t have the proper rights to loop and rap over the sample.
The lawsuit claims that although Jay-Z obtained a license to use the sample, he didn’t have the rights to loop the sample and rap over it under Egyptian copyright laws.
Jay- also failed to get permission from all of Hamdi’s children, who each own an interest in the composition.
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