Song Writer Fails in Copyright Infringement Suit Against ESPN, Others

Mar 23, 2012

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Missouri has dismissed the lawsuit of a rapper, who alleged that ESPN Enterprises Inc., ESPN Home Media, ESPN Inc., and The Basketball Marketing Company profited from the unauthorized use of his copyrighted musical work titled "I am the Greatest."   In his complaint, plaintiff Michael "Dutch" Jackson alleged that the defendants used his song as part of the sound track to a basketball DVD, produced and sold by the defendants, titled "AND1® Mixtap
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