"Jay-Z, that's my big homey man and from day one anything I've ever asked O.G. Dre sessions already in the can, Ross called his old buddy Hov to put the finishing touches on the record that is set to appear in Rick Ross' upcoming God Forgives, I Don't album. "First night in the studio we went and did five records." I walked in the studio, I seen big homey, I turnt up," Ross recalled.
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Plaintiffs from bringing an infringement action because no valid registration exists.After the phone call The Chronic super producer took his talents to South Beach to collaborate with Ross and even celebrate the Maybach Music CEO's birthday in January. “Although Plaintiffs have failed to carry their burden of showing proper registration and compliance with the Copyright Act’s statutory formalities, registration does not confer copyright, nor can an erroneous registration take it away,” Williams writes. “However, the failure to properly register a work will preclude an infringement action predicated on that work. And, while the Court’s ruling here does not cancel the registrations, it does bar Williams says there is undisputed evidence that Ross, and his producers who are also plaintiffs, knew there were competing registrations with inaccuracies and took no steps to fix them. Even the most minimal due diligence, through a basic search of the Register’s records (which are easily accessible online), would have revealed these prior registrations.” “It should be noted that the second and third registrations were filed by major, global music corporations. “For reasons that have never been made clear, the musical composition ‘ Hustlin’‘ is the subject of three different registrations with the Copyright Office,” Williams writes. Copyright Office issued a statement that a copyright for “Everyday I’m hustlin‘” never should have been issued. In March, Ross was dealt another blow when the U.S. This decision isn’t shocking, considering Williams previously found the three-word phrase not original enough to be copyrightable for use on merchandise. “Because Plaintiffs do not hold a valid copyright registration and because Plaintiffs have not established either legal or beneficial ownership of the exclusive right to prepare derivative works for ‘ Hustlin‘,’ Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is DENIED and this case is DISMISSED,” she writes.
Williams’ answer to both questions is “no.” Williams says the two years of litigation in this case ended where it should have begun - by asking “was the musical composition ‘ Hustlin’‘ validly registered with the Copyright Office, and, if so, do Plaintiffs have an ownership interest in the exclusive right to prepare derivative works for the musical composition ‘ Hustlin’‘?” Ross sued uncle-nephew duo LMFAO in 2013, claiming “Party Rock Anthem” infringed on his copyright for “ Hustlin‘” by use of its lyric “everyday I’m shufflin‘.” Rick Ross can continue to hustle every day, but he can’t sue others who use his signature phrase, according to a federal judge’s Friday ruling.