French Montana walked away from a copyright lawsuit over his 2013 hit with a clear win in federal court docket and no damages owed.

French Montana walked away with a courtroom win and his platinum plaque intact after the U.S. Court docket of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit tossed out a copyright infringement lawsuit tied to his 2013 single “Ain’t Nervous About Nothin’.”

The authorized dispute, filed by musician Eddie Richardson, accused the Bronx rapper of lifting parts from an instrumental Hip-Hop observe with out permission.

Richardson claimed French Montana’s staff copied his composition, pointing to using “deep percussion, rhythmic snare” patterns that he believed have been taken immediately from his work.

However the appellate judges weren’t satisfied. The court docket sided with Montana, stating there wasn’t sufficient proof to indicate the rapper “duplicated the work versus merely imitating it.”

That distinction proved crucial, as copyright legislation requires the next burden of proof for precise copying versus coincidental resemblance.

The court docket additionally famous that the musical parts Richardson cited have been too generic to qualify for cover. Acquainted sounds in Hip-Hop manufacturing, the judges concluded, can’t be locked down by a single artist.

“Ain’t Nervous About Nothin’” was the lead single off Montana’s debut album, Excuse My French and it made a strong impression on the charts, peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard Sizzling 100.

It later earned platinum certification from the Recording Business Affiliation of America.

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