Kanye West Loses Copyright Infringement Trial over 'Hurricane' Sample

Kanye West loses trial over "Hurricane" sample

Kanye West, now known as Ye, is nothing if not Icarian. A court decided on Tuesday that the rapper will have to pay over six figures after pilfering music from an unreleased demo track for a sample on an early version of “Hurricane.” The version in question was played for fans at a Donda listening event at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2021. Now, Ye is set to pay $176,153 out of his own pocket. Yeezy LLC will pay the same restitution rate, …

Kanye West loses copyright infringement trial over 'Hurricane' sample

Kanye West has lost a copyright infringement trial over the use of an uncleared sample on a version of ‘Hurricane’. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler A group of four musicians – Khalil Abdul Rahman, Sam Barsh, Dan Seeff and Josh Mease – had filed a suit against Ye, claiming that a live performance of the song had incorporated an unauthorised sample of their track ‘MSD PT2’. ‘Hurricane’ went on t…

Ye Loses Copyright Trial Over Uncleared ‘Donda’ Demo Sample

A jury says Ye (formerly Kanye West) must pay a six-figure damages award for failing to clear a sample included in an early version of the Grammy-winning song “Hurricane” from his chart-topping album Donda. The Tuesday (May 12) verdict, which followed a weeklong trial, held Ye and his companies liable for infringing the copyrighted instrumental track “MSD PT2” on an early demo of “Hurricane,” which the rapper played to a stadium of fans at a p…

Kanye West Loses at Trial Over Uncleared Sample on ‘Hurricane’

Kanye West, the artist now known as Ye, and his companies must pay $438,558 for copyright infringement linked to "Hurricane," a jury found.

Ye (Kanye West) Ordered to Pay $400K in "Donda" Lawsuit

A federal jury has ruled that Hurricane included an uncleared sample. Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) is now responsible for a six-figure financial judgment tied to one of his most closely watched releases. Reporting from Rolling Stone indicates that the decision was delivered Tuesday afternoon. The jury found that Ye and multiple affiliated companies violated copyright protections connected to a demo used in an early version of the track. Thi…

Kanye loses uncleared sample lawsuit, but warns “there’s a cost attached to thinking you can take advantage of Ye”

Kanye West has lost his copyright legal battle over an uncleared sample on the original version of his ‘Donda’ track ‘Hurricane’, though he’s still feeling rather smug about the whole thing. His official statement doesn't quite quote Alan Partridge, but you could definitely add “needless to say, I had the last laugh” on the end of it, and it would fit right in. Six months ago Artist Revenue Advocates - the company that bought the rights in the s…