January 2021

Lessons from the Nicki Minaj Copyright Judgment

By Jason Bloom

PUBLISHED IN: MediaLawLetter January 2021

TOPICS : Copyright, Intellectual Property

Tracy Chapman accepted a Rule 68 offer of judgment from Nicki Minaj, in a copyright infringement suit alleging that Minaj copied and distributed Chapman’s song Baby Can I Hold You without a license.

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