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13 September 2021CopyrightAlex Baldwin

Photographer can’t escape Jay-Z copyright claims

The photographer of the cover image for Jay-Z’s debut album “Reasonable Doubt” has lost a bid to escape claims from the rapper that he misused the copyrighted photograph without consent.

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