[EXCLUSIVE] Jay Z Demands ‘Run This Town’ Lawsuit Be Dismissed

TufAmerica did not authorize the defendants’ reproduction, distribution or public performance of the audio recording ‘Run This Town’ in a music video or in the albums. Defendants did not have any right to reproduce, distribute or publicly perform samples of … Hook & Sling.

The company demanded damages for the alleged illegal sampling and also an injunction against Jay Z from continuing to distribute the song.

Then on September 9th, Jay Z fired back stating the, entire, misguided copyright infringement lawsuit is based on an alleged “sample” of the most fleeting one-syllable word – “oh” – in defendants’ sound recording entitled, “Run This Town”.

The rapper says that the music company,

apparently believes that it has a monopoly on the use of the word “oh” and that it can stop others from using this word in recorded form.

Jay Z explains that the company cannot copyright a word such as “oh”and he did not illegally sample the 1960’s song. He is demanding the entire lawsuit be dismissed and the company be awarded nothing.

Here is Jay Z’s Run This Town:

Here’s Eddie Bo’s Hook & Sling:

Read the EXCLUSIVE Court Documents (Part 1) and Part 2.

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