Sound Engineer trying to extort Jay Z looses case.
Remember how Jay Z engaged in a legal battle with Chauncey Mahan – a sound engineer who claimed he owns masters of The Life and Times of S. Carter and The Dynasty? It all began about an year ago, when Mahan tried to extort Hov and Roc Nation for $100,000 over the recordings.
In 2014, the engineer arranged a meeting with Roc Nation at his storage space in LA just to find out he became a target of a sting operation. The music was seized by LAPD, who have since been holding it while determining who the rightful owner is. Later, Mahan filed the lawsuit which sough a declaratory judgment under the Copyright Act, claiming his contributions meant he should be a co-owner on 41 sound recordings – 31 with Jay Z and 10 with Beanie Sigel.
Jay Z, who is probably busy phoning random TIDAL users, eventually won the case after U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield threw it out. She decreed Mahan waited too long to sue Roc Nation. Taking into consideration Mahan had not been paid any royalties so far, he would have been aware long ago of the situation.
