2nd Circuit: Lawsuit against 50-Cent Timebarred
The case is about the licensing of a hip-hop beat that was utilized by Defendant Curtis Jackson, also known as "50 Cent." Defendant Curtis Jackson, allegedly, used the Plaintiff's beat in his 2007 single "I get Money." The Plaintiff sued and the District Court (E.D.N.Y.) dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds of untimeliness. The Copyright Act provides for a three-year statute of limitation. The Plaintiff waited beyond that time period to file suit and the District Court said t
Plaintiff's Affidavit is not a Written Instrument, Not Part of the Complaint Pursuant to Rule 10
Plaintiff appeals from a dismissal (Rule 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6)) - the Second Circuit holds that "an affidavit attached as an exhibit to a complaint is not a 'written instrument' that is deemed part of the complaint pursuant to Rule 10(c)": Smith suffered from a series of medical problems before he started to work for the University of Connecticut. Smith may have been suffering from one of his ailments when he left working the food line at the university. The University termin
