Seven months ago, the music industry was gripped by news of a $7.4 million infringement verdict against musicians Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for what, according to a federal jury in Los Angeles, amounted to plagiarism involving the hit song “Blurred Lines.”
Now, thanks to a group of lawyers led by Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp entertainment lawyer Christine Lepera, artists can point to a big victory on the defense side of the music copyright ledger, this time in a case involving rap superstar Jay-Z.
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