| In Jay-Z NFT
Case Roc-A-Fella and
Dash Agreed On What
Can/not Sell, Now PR
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By Matthew
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 10 – Roc-A-Fella Records
on June 18 filed a lawsuit
against Damon Dash, to try to
enjoin him from selling the
copyright to Jay-Z's debut
album Reasonable
Doubt. Photo here.
Order to Show Cause on Patreon
here.
On June 21,
Roc-A-Fella Records argued for
and won a Temporary
Restraining Order, in a
proceeding before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge John P. Cronan in which
Dash did not show up. Inner
City Press live tweeted it here,
podcast here
and below.
On July 1
in an in-person proceeding,
Dash's lawyer asked that the
preliminary injunction be
limited to the album,
Reasonable Doubt. Roc-A-Fella
Records' counsel, still on the
case, mocked Dash for claiming
selling a hologram of the LCC
could raise $30 million,
adding that Dash has been
arrested for failure to pay
child support. Dash's lawyer
called it character
assassination.
The TRO was
extended to July 2, with PI
language due by 5 pm July 1.
Watch this site. Short podcast
here.
After 5
pm, and first reported by
Inner City Press, Roc-A-Fella
and Dash filed an agreement
[Proposed] Order, banning sale
of Reasonable Doubt but not
the sale of Dash's 1/3
interest in RAF. Full
proposed order on Patreon here.
More than
a week after Inner City Press
live reported the above,
Dash's PR firm reached out,
and we publish it: " Hi
Matthew,
Reaching out on behalf of
Damon Dash, as I saw that you
previously reported on him and
wanted to correct the
statement put out in the
press. It was stated in the
article that Jay Z and the
court had 'won,' but the case
is still ongoing. The judge
ruled that while the case is
ongoing, Damon is not allowed
to actively sell his portion
of Roc a Fella, which he had
not been doing. But, Damon
Dash was reassured by the
judge that because he
currently owns ⅓ of the label,
he is allowed to sell his
portion of the company. Damon
wants to reiterate that his
sale is no longer shut down
and that he is free to sell
his one
third. We
would appreciate it if you
could update the story to
state that the judge in court
ruled that Damon can sell his
⅓ of Roc a Fella. He is open
to doing an interview to
answer any further questions
you may have. Hoping to get
this updated and to get the
proper narrative out
there! Emily Blair
Media."
Previously, after a Temporary
Restraining Order was issued,
now on June 25 Dash has
responded with an affidavit
that all that he was trying to
sell was his one-third
interest in Rockafella
Records. He says Jay-Z
underbid on his interest so he
reached out to SuperFarm
Foundation to assist in a
potential NFT auction. Full
declaration on Patreon here.
The case is
Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. v. Dash,
21-cv-5411 (Cronan)
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