A federal judge in Los Angeles has ordered Kanye West and his companies to pay $52,015 in attorney fees tied to a copyright dispute over his album, “Donda.”
Allhiphop.com reported that the ruling upheld an earlier decision requiring West to pay legal costs after his team refused to cooperate during the discovery phase of a lawsuit filed by Artist Revenue Advocates, LLC.
Kanye West credited them as songwriters and producers on two tracks from the album, but he never received their clearance to use the music. They say the songs generated at least $15 million in revenue.
West’s and his legal team objected to all 65 of their attempts to obtain key documents and produced no records at all. That led them to ask the court to intervene.
After reviewing billing records, the magistrate set the amount at just over $52,000.
The fee order is part of a broader lawsuit that remains active in federal court. The case, filed in 2023, could determine whether West and his companies are liable for copyright infringement related to two tracks from the album.