On Jay Z’s album Magna Carta Holy Grail there was a song called “Versus” that is in the news now even though the track only last a total of 51 seconds. The producers of the track were Timbaland and Swizz Beatz and they sampled a Swiss musician named Bruno Spoerri and gave him zero credit and now they have to pay up. All three have to pay Spoerri 50% of the songs total earnings and this is what Spoerri has to say about it “In a way I’m flattered that a relatively young rapper takes a sample from an old man, a sample that is about 35 years old. On the other hand I’m furious because it would have been so simple to clear the sample. All it would have needed was a call or an email to the company and I think it would have been relatively cheap.” This legal dispute took about 18 months to get sorted out but now the 78-year-old Bruno Spoerri will be getting a paid for his contribution.