By Ashley Cullins
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Jay-Z's incantation about "spending cheese" might prove to be prophetic if the heir of an Egyptian composer is successful in convincing a jury that his rights were infringed upon by the artist.
Trial begins Tuesdayin a case attorneys say consists of a "tangled web" of U.S. copyright issues and foreign laws concerning the 1999 Jay-Z hip-hop hit "Big Pimpin'" and its use of an Egyptian song from...
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