{"id":299375,"date":"2021-07-15T03:40:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/damon-dash-files-lawsuit-against-jay-z-over-reasonable-doubt-streaming-rights\/"},"modified":"2021-07-15T03:40:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:40:42","slug":"damon-dash-files-lawsuit-against-jay-z-over-reasonable-doubt-streaming-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/damon-dash-files-lawsuit-against-jay-z-over-reasonable-doubt-streaming-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"#Damon Dash Files Lawsuit Against JAY-Z Over Reasonable Doubt Streaming Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Damon Dash Files Lawsuit Against JAY-Z Over Reasonable Doubt Streaming Rights<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\">Last month, Roc-A-Fella Records sued the label\u2019s co-founder Damon Dash for attempting to auction JAY-Z\u2019s 1996 debut <em>Reasonable Doubt<\/em> as an NFT. The label alleged that Dash could not legally oversee this sale as the rights to the record belong to the label. Now, Dash has filed a lawsuit against JAY-Z in New York Supreme Court, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/music-news\/damon-dash-accuses-jay-z-of-illicitly-transferring-streaming-rights-to-debut-album-1234981791\/?curator=MusicREDEF\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/music-news\/damon-dash-accuses-jay-z-of-illicitly-transferring-streaming-rights-to-debut-album-1234981791\/?curator=MusicREDEF\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a> points out. According to documents viewed by <em>THR<\/em>, the complaint accuses JAY-Z of wrongfully claiming streaming rights to <em>Reasonable Doubt<\/em> for himself.<\/p>\n<p>The suit reportedly states that JAY-Z transferred streaming rights to <em>Reasonable Doubt<\/em>\u00a0(without authorization from Roc-A-Fella) to S. Carter Enterprises LLC. According to <em>THR<\/em>, Dash is suing over unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, replevin, and conversion, and seeking a minimum of $1 million in damages.<\/p>\n<p>Dash\u2019s scheduled NFT auction was canceled before he was able to sell <em>Reasonable Doubt<\/em> in the digital format last month, however Roc-A-Fella\u2019s June lawsuit claimed that Dash was \u201cfrantically scouting for another venue to make the sale.\u201d Dash later <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/06\/20\/damon-dash-jay-z-roc-a-fella-records-reasonable-doubt\/\"}' href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/06\/20\/damon-dash-jay-z-roc-a-fella-records-reasonable-doubt\/\">claimed<\/a> that he was never attempting to sell JAY-Z\u2019s album, but his share of Roc-A-Fella.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Container-ineSfH kZHRTY\"><\/div>\n<p>Legal tensions within the Roc-A-Fella realm have been surfacing in the past few years. Earlier this summer, JAY-Z filed a lawsuit against hip-hop photographer Jonathan Mannion, who shot the cover of <em>Reasonable Doubt<\/em>. JAY-Z accused Mannion of \u201cexploiting\u201d his name and image \u201cwithout [his] consent.\u201d In 2016, JAY-Z and Dash (along with Kareem \u201cBiggs\u201d Burke, Roc-A-Fella, UMG, and Island Def Jam) were sued by clothing designer Dwayne Walker. Walker claimed he created the Roc-A-Fella <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click='{\"element\":\"ExternalLink\",\"outgoingURL\":\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roc-A-Fella_Records#\/media\/File:Rocafella.png\"}' href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roc-A-Fella_Records#\/media\/File:Rocafella.png\">logo<\/a> and was owed royalties for its use. He sued for $7 million over breach of contract and copyright infringement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdWrapper-fEXqQS krBdZf ad ad--in-content\">\n<div class=\"ad__slot ad__slot--in-content\" data-node-id=\"8uom5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When reached for comment, an attorney for Roc-A-Fella and JAY-Z told Pitchfork: \u201cThis is nothing more than a frivolous stunt.\u201d Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Damon Dash for further information.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"CneVideoEmbedFigure-bJQVjw khLWfI cne-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"AspectRatioWrapper-fELfkO kpMLur\">\n<div class=\"PersistentContainer-cAcXwy fuePZF\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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