Kanye West & Ludacris wins copyright trial

Kanye West and Ludacris were cleared of copyright infringement in a New York court on June the 1st., after being accused of stealing portions of Ludacris' 2003 hit single, "Stand Up."

I.O.F. (It's Only Family), is an upcoming rap group from New Jersey, who filed the lawsuit against Ludacris, born Christopher Bridges and Kanye West in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, claiming the pair received copies of their song "Straight Like That" in 2002 and 2003.

The rap group claimed they had given copies to both Ludacris and West, only to hear bits of the song incorporated into Ludacris' single, which was produced by West.

A group of ten jurors issued the verdict in less than a day, although the trial lasted two weeks.