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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a Florida music producer in a legal battle against Warner Music over a song by the rapper Flo Rida, ruling that he can seek monetary damages dating all the way back to the 2008 release of the track. Resolving a case that music companies had called “exceptionally important,” the justices ruled by a 6-3 vote in favor of Sherman Nealy, a Miami producer who sued Warner over claims that Flo Rida’s “In the Ayer” featured an unlicensed sample from the 1984 song “Jam the Box.” Original SCOTUS decision here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1078_4gci.pdf
>Then it emerged that, despite denial from Samsung, who provided the phone for the selfie and shelled out $20 million to sponsor that year's awards, it was an orchestrated marketing stunt to put their new handset front and center.
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This is the most entertaining interview I've read in years. Not sure if there's a better place to post it.
