Jay Z and Timbaland battled it out in court over the sample to the 2000 hit "Big Pimpin" for almost a decade before a judge dismissed the lawsuit in Oct. 2015.  Hov and Timbo were sued by Osama Fahmy, the nephew of Baligh Hamdy, the composer of "Khosara Khosara," the song sampled in "Big Pimpin," but U.S. District judge Christina Snyder decided that Fahmy did not have standing to pursue the lawsuit.

Despite the dismissal of the case, the rapper and producer still faced a potential revival of the lawsuit due to jurisdiction matters and the judge's definition of "standing." According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was Egyptian company that sublicensed the song to EMI, which in turn allowed Timbaland and Jay Z to use the song, leading Fahmy to argue that under Egyptian law, he held onto "moral rights," meaning that he had the authority to permit--or reject--changes to the original.

Judge Snyder stated that since the lawsuit was filed in America, Fahmy could only pursue a claim in court based on infringement of economic rights, not moral rights, which led to the ruling of no standing. However, the decision was cloudy since "standing" could be interpreted as either a constitutional standing (alleged injury) or a statutory standing (copyright interest) and could theoretically result in an amended lawsuit.

After deliberation throughout December, Snyder decided that the lawsuit would not be amended. "In the instant case, the Court determined that plaintiff had assigned all of his economic right in 'Khosara' to Jaber and therefore was not '[t]he legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive right under a copyright," the judge wrote in a statement."

Despite the ruling, Fahmy's attorney tells The Hollywood Reporter that he intends to file an appeal.

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