Jury Finds Kanye West Liable for $438,000 in Copyright Infringement Over Uncleared Sample on 'Hurricane'
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Nancy Dillon
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Summary
A jury found Kanye West (Ye) and his companies liable for copyright infringement after he sampled an uncleared demo track in an early version of his Grammy-winning song "Hurricane," played for 40,000 fans at a Donda listening concert. The verdict holds West personally liable for $176,153, Yeezy LLC for $176,153, and his retail companies for additional damages totaling over $438,000.
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Kanye West is on the hook for six-figure damages after a jury found he infringed the copyright of an unreleased demo track by sampling it in an early version of his Grammy-winning song 'Hurricane.'
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