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Fifth Circuit's Decision in Sampling Case Considers Automatic Liability Controversy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of internationally successful hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in a music sampling suit brought against them by New Orleans jazz musician Paul Batiste.

5 minute read November 01, 2020 at 12:17 AM
By
Stan Soocher
Fifth Circuit's Decision in Sampling Case Considers Automatic Liability Controversy

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of internationally successful hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis in a music sampling suit brought against them by New Orleans jazz musician Paul Batiste.

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