Katy Perry scored a big legal win on Tuesday when a judge overturned a copyright infringement verdict regarding her hit single “Dark Horse.” Last July, a jury found that an eight-note musical segment from the tune had been lifted from the lesser-known song “Joyful Noise” from Christian rapper Flame — whose real name is Marcus Gray.
In turn, they awarded Flame damages to the tune of $2.8 million. RELATED: Orlando Bloom Reveals He Was Celibate For 6 Months Before Dating Katy Perry On Tuesday, California Federal Judge Christina A.
Snyder ruled that the jury’s ruling was not supported by the evidence in the case. “A relatively common 8-note combination of unprotected elements that happens to be played in a timbre common to a particular genre of
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