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Ye's Sample Lawsuit Gets Wild | Music News
Ye’s in legal trouble again — this time over a viral 2013 paparazzi rant where he yelled “don’t take no photos,” which was chopped up and used in French Montana’s 2024 track “Where They At.” The photo agency Bauer-Griffin, which owns the rights to the footage, is suing Ye, French Montana, the producers, and the label Gamma — the same company Ye’s currently working with. The lawsuit argues Ye knew he needed clearance, pointing to his past sample infringement case and the original video’s watermark. This messy situation underscores how tangled sample laws can be — and could set new legal…
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