Walker himself did not draw any part of the Logo, but allegedly directed the compilation of the three elements as follows: Specifically, Walker, who admittedly “wasn’t a great illustrator,” enlisted Mack to draw the circle representing the album, because “his things come out straight, circles come out circular.” He asked Flavi to draw the “R” and Kenny to draw the champagne bottle. According to Walker, he designed the logo in 1995 with the help of three friends: Freddie Mack, Kenny Gonzalez, and Flavius “Flavi” Penchon. To understand the District Court’s rulings, some basic background is warranted. The controversy appears to have ended on October 11, 2018, when the Second Circuit issued a three paragraph Summary Order affirming the District Court’s judgment. The logo was first used on the commercial release of Jay-Z’s 1996 single, Dead Presidents, and although it has gone through several iterations, it has remained essentially the same since the 1996 commercial release of Jay-Z’s first full-length album, Reasonable Doubt. The logo includes a stylistic capital “R” over a circle representing a record album and an offset champagne bottle. that Jay-Z and his partners (1) breached a 1995 contract that provided Walker with 2% of all royalties earned from sales of merchandise including the logo for a ten year period and (2) infringed Walker’s copyright in the logo. The case involved allegations by Dwayne Walker Jr. Carter, et al. highlights the importance of keeping reliable written records, and paying attention to the statute of limitations in actions brought under the Copyright Act. After a six year legal battle, superstar rapper Shawn Carter (“Jay-Z”) and his former partners Damon “Dame” Dash and Kareem “Biggs” Burke successfully defended their use of Roc-A-Fella Records’ iconic logo.