COPYRIGHT LAW1
Introduction
In this particular assignment, the copyright laws of the United States have been
discussed. In this assignment, the case of Fahmy v. Jay-Z, No. 16-55213 (9th Cir. 2018) has been
discussed. It has been mentioned in the assignment that the parties involved in the
aforementioned case are Fahmy and Jay-Z. The plaintiff and later the appellant in the case is
Osama Ahmed Fahmy. The primary defendants and later the appellees in the given case are Jay-
Z, also known as Shawn Carter, and Timbaland, also known as Timothy Moseley. It has been
stated that the main issue in the mentioned case is that claims in relation to violation of copyright
has been brought by Osama Ahmed Fahmy, who is an heir to the music composer of Egyptian
decent, named Baligh Hamdy. The claim was brought against the defendants, Shawn Carter and
Timothy Moseley. It has been stated by the plaintiff that the defendants have utilized a sample
from the song “Khosara”, a famous song composed by Baligh Hamdy and hence violation of
copyright was caused by the defendants. This case took place in the nation of the United States
and the copyright laws of the nation of Egypt and the nation of United States were involved in
this case. The matter of the mentioned case was heard by the District Court of the Ninth Circuit.
The Facts of the case according to the Timeline
In the year of 1957, the music of the famous Egyptian song “Khosara” was composed by
the celebrated Baligh Hamdy. The song became popular after it was incorporated in a movie of
the nation of Egypt. In the year of 1968, a recording institution of Egypt, known as Sout El Phan,
purchased specific rights in relation to distribution and licensing of the song composed by
Hamdy. In the year of 1993, Baligh Hamdy passed away, and subsequently the heirs of Hamdy
inherited all the rights that Hamdy had in relation to the aforementioned song. Then, in the year

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