Rapper Megan Thee Stallion, Warner Music Group and others file copyright infringement lawsuit over her hit song barbarous has been dismissed by a New York federal court.
Case brought by hip-hop producer james green,claim barbarous borrowing elements from his 1999 instrumental Coming soon.
Green claimed that he sent CDs containing his music to industry figures in the early 2000s, including barbarous Producer J. White did it.
However, U.S. District Judge Catherine Polk Failla Law firm grants motion by Megan Thee Stallion and other defendants to dismiss case entirely Pryor CashmanThe company representing the defendants said in a press release last week (June 18).
The judge ruled that Greene failed to provide sufficient evidence that the defendants had access to Greene’s work.
“Judge Failla heard the disputed work and upon review found that ‘the plaintiff failed to prove that his work was similar to Savage’s’ [the substantial similarity or striking similarity] standards, thereby providing independent grounds for dismissal.
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The law firm said that even if Green had established access, the judge did not think the two songs were similar enough.
“Judge Failla heard the disputed work and upon review found that ‘the plaintiff failed to prove that his work was similar to Savage’s’ [the substantial similarity or striking similarity] standards, thereby providing independent grounds for dismissal. She concluded that ‘any appeal from her dismissal would not be entertained in good faith,'” Pryor-Cashman said.
digital music news The report quoted the judge’s ruling as saying that although the two tracks had similar time signatures and rhythmic sequences, these elements were not protected by copyright. Furthermore, the court found that “siren sounds and piano instruments” were used in both songs but were “different in quality.”
“Notwithstanding this crude and undefendable structural similarity,” Judge Failla wrote, “the substantive content of the two drum patterns is materially different and would prevent an ordinary listener from detecting a substantial similarity.”
The dismissal of the case comes amid a wave of similar music copyright lawsuits against artists in recent months. Earlier this month, Latin music artist sweep Sued over alleged infringement of his 2022 hit song Fixo 100 and two other songs.
At the same time, the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it Ed Sheeran on his hit tracks speak your thoughts out loud One of two cases over the song continues in New York, with plaintiffs appealing an earlier ruling.
Earlier this year, a New York court dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed by the singer-songwriter Greg Perry be opposed to Rodyric A look back at his biggest hits of 2019 Box The jury found no substantial similarity between the song and Perry’s 1975 R&B song Come down.
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