New updates have arrived in the copywriter case of Katy Perry‘s hit song, ‘Dark Horse.’
More details below…
On March 10, a federal appeals court refused to reinstate a $2.8 million copyright infringement verdict over Perry’s ‘Dark Horse.’ The court ruled that the songs shared only basic musical “building blocks.”
Before the new ruling, a rapper named Marcus Gray sued Perry in 2014. He claimed that she ripped off his song ‘Joyful Noise.’ He previously won a big verdict that was later overturned in 2020 due to the judge ruling that the “ostinato” Perry allegedly copied was too simple for protection.
In a statement the court said:
“The portion of the ‘Joyful Noise’ ostinato that overlaps with the ‘Dark Horse’ ostinato consists of a manifestly conventional arrangement of musical building blocks. Allowing a copyright over this material would essentially amount to allowing an improper monopoly over two-note pitch sequences or even the minor scale itself.”
Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ was a massive hit for the singer. Appearing on her ‘Prism’ album, it became her most recent #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and stayed on the chart for 57 weeks.
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Gurl. The song was almost a decade ago. Why now? Why milking her money while she’s broke?
Even when she’s “broke” she still has more money in her bank than your whole bloodline combined. FACTS!
Damnnn. Drag her gurl😂😂😂😂
Teenage Dream era is her best. The whip cream and the signature hair lol 😝
Still waiting on the album SIS