Apparently Dash does. Who is Dash? Dash is a composer that composed a piece called "Tony Gunz Beat" (TGB), allegedly in 2005. In 2008, Mayweather's manager provided Mayweather with a CD containing a song called "Yep." Mayweather was informed that Mayweather owned all the rights to the song, however Dash claimed that "Yep" combined lyrics from his music, TGB.
While Dash claimed he created TGB in 2005, he did not file a copyright application until 2009.
The district court held that Dash was not entitled to claim profit damages or actual damages because there was no evidence establishing the connection between the alleged infringement and the claimed revenues. In order to recover actual damages, Dash must demonstrate an actual value to Dash's TGB. In addition, Mayweather's attorney was able to prove that Dash could not claim profit damages because TGB was not making any profit, it was not even claimed on his tax returns!
What do you think of the claim? I can't seem to find Dash's TGB song, but here is Mayweather's.
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