![]() There’s also nothing unique or unconventional about the way the lyric expresses this theme, the court said. Liman said Monday.Ĭopyright doesn’t protect general ideas and themes like “familial love or pride,” which has been used in artistic works for centuries, the court said in granting the motion to dismiss in favor of UMG Tauheed Epps, known as 2 Chainz and Kiari Cephus, known as Offset. Soloman Clanton, professionally known as Slugga, claimed that 2 Chainz and Offset directly copied his lyric “I’m tryna make my momma proud.” But this expression isn’t original enough to be protected by copyright law, Judge Lewis J. convinced a federal judge in Manhattan to dismiss a copyright infringement suit brought by a hip-hop artist who alleged their 2018 track “Proud” ripped off his 2015 song of the same name. ![]() ![]() 2 Chainz, Offset, and UMG Recordings Inc.
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