In court Wednesday (Oct. 21), judge Christina Snyder came to the conclusion that Osama Fahmy — nephew of Egyptian composer Baligh Hamdi — did not have a leg to stand on in his pursue of copyright infringement. Fahmy the made claim that Jay Z and Timbaland unlawfully sampled “Khosara Khosara” for the hook in “Big Pimpin’.” Subsequently, it was ruled that the two would have to testify in trial, which ended after a week.
Judge Snyder stated:
“Fahmy lacked standing to pursue his claim,” said Snyder in court Wednesday. “In light of that decision, it will not be necessary to submit to the jury whether ‘Big Pimpin’ ‘ infringed ‘Khosara Khosara.’ ”
“I had to hear the testimony of Egyptian law experts in order to reach that decision,” she added. She discharged the jury at about 10:30 a.m.”
Fahmy’s attorney Keith Wesley says the family intends to appeal the ruling.
“We disagree strongly with the ruling, and we fully intend to appeal.”
“We haven’t fully formulated our appeal strategy, but certainly we believe the court committed legal error in failing to restrict the license under Egyptian law.”
via: THR
