by Kandiss Edwards
April 1, 2026
The choose famous a big procedural failure relating to copyright registration.
Cardi B secured one other win in courtroom. A federal choose has formally dismissed a $50 million copyright infringement lawsuit filed in opposition to the rapper.
The lawsuit targets Cardi’s 2024 hit single, Sufficient (Miami). Initially filed by a gaggle named Kemikal 956, which consists of Joshua Fraustro and Miguel Aguilar, the lawsuit alleged that “Sufficient (Miami)” utilized an unauthorized pattern from an obscure 2021 instrumental monitor, “Greasy Frybread.”
The plaintiffs claimed that the tune’s distinctive bass line and percussion patterns had been “strikingly related” to their protected work. Nevertheless, the courtroom discovered that the musical components in query had been “commonplace. Moreover, the declare didn’t meet the brink for copyright safety. In the end, U.S. District Decide Fernando Rodriguez Jr. dominated in favor of Cardi B and her authorized staff at Atlantic Data, Complicated reported.
The courtroom’s determination centered totally on a scarcity of non-public jurisdiction over the defendants. Cardi B resides in New Jersey; her labels are based mostly in New York and Delaware.
Rodriguez rejected the argument that her nationwide tour stops in Texas constituted “concentrating on” the state for authorized functions. Moreover, the choose famous a big procedural failure relating to copyright registration. On the time of the 2024 submitting, the Aguilar and Fraustro had not secured a federal registration for “Greasy Frybread,” which invalidated their authentic declare.
Rodriguez described the pleadings as lacking the important components essential to state a legitimate authorized declare underneath federal legislation. The plaintiffs additionally tried to reframe their grievances underneath Texas state legislation to bypass federal registration necessities. The courtroom dominated these efforts had been preempted by the Federal Copyright Act and had been subsequently invalid.
Together with this victory, Cardi B continues her battle to gather her cash from blogger Tasha Ok. In 2022, the rapper was awarded a virtually $4 million judgment in opposition to the content material creator for defamation.
Regardless of Tasha Ok’s a number of makes an attempt to hunt chapter safety and transfer her operations overseas, Cardi B’s authorized staff has continued to aggressively pursue the vlogger’s belongings. The rapper is demanding details about wire transfers and offshore earnings.
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