Undoubtedly serving as B.I.G.' S defining work, the album is as reflective as The Wonder Years, only it's filled. Although a issue, Combs and Bad Boy never raised the legal concept of the fair use doctrine in their defense. This is the climate that Big enters in 1994 when he unleashes his Ready to Die.
All versions of the album released since the lawsuit are without the disputed samples.
On appeal, the found the damages unconstitutionally high and in violation of and remanded the case, at which point Campbell reduced them by $2.8 million however, the verdict was upheld. The jury awarded $4.2 million in punitive and direct damages to the two plaintiffs, and federal judge enacted an immediate sales ban on the album and tracks in question. Lawsuits and sample removal On March 24, 2006, and won a federal lawsuit against for copyright infringement, with a jury deciding that Combs and Bad Boy had illegally used samples for the production of the songs 'Ready to Die', 'Machine Gun Funk', and 'Gimme the Loot'. It has been listed as among the best album covers in hip hop. The album was released with a cover depicting an infant resembling the artist, though sporting an, which pertains to the album's concept of the artist's life from birth to his death.
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