A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit that accused French Montana of illegally sampling on his hit “Ain’t Worried About Nothin’” – even though the beats of the two tracks sound “indistinguishable” to the “naked ear.”

Eddie Lee Richardson (aka Hotwire The Producer) had claimed that French’s 2013 hit ripped off his instrumental song “Hood Pushin’ Weight.” But the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Thursday that Richardson had technically failed to prove his case.

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“We agree with Richardson that HPW’s beat, to the naked ear, seems indistingui

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