Christina Snyder: Last News

A federal judge has dismissed Frances Fisher’s lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA, in which the actress accused the union and several of its former and current leaders of breaching their duty of fair representation over the raising of eligibility requirements for coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan

The Ninth Circuit appeals court in the US yesterday sided with Katy Perry in the big old ‘Dark Horse’ song theft case. The musical elements Perry’s hit has in common with earlier track ‘Joyful Noise’ were “commonplace” and therefore not protected by copyright in isolation, judges concluded.

A federal appeals court on Thursday said the pop superstar Katy Perry and her team were not liable to a hip-hop artist who claimed they copied her No. 1 hit Dark Horse from his Christian rap song.In a 3-0 decision, the 9th U.S.

Judges in the US Ninth Circuit appeals court maintained their skeptical position yesterday regarding extending copyright protection to short segments of music. Or at least that’s how it seemed as Christian rapper Marcus Gray tried to persuade them to overturn a lower court judgement in his song theft legal battle with Katy Perry.Gray accuses Perry and her collaborators of ripping off his song ‘Joyful Noise’ on her 2013 hit ‘Dark Horse’.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA day after Ed Asner died at the age of 91, his lawsuit against the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan was allowed to live on.U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder indicated at a hearing that she would deny a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

A federal judge has denied actress Frances Fisher’s verified application to file a breach of fiduciary duty complaint against SAG-AFTRA over the raising of eligibility requirements for coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder dismissed Fisher’s application Friday without prejudice, however, meaning that she can refile a modified version of the application.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn a much-needed win for Quibi, a judge has denied an injunction that would have forced the company to disable its signature “Turnstyle” feature.Eko, a New York-based video company, filed a lawsuit in March alleging that Quibi stole its trade secrets to develop the video-switching feature.In a ruling on Monday, Judge Christina Snyder said that Eko had failed to show that Quibi’s continued use of the feature will cause irreparable harm. She did not rule on the merits of the lawsuit.“We are extremely pleased the Court ruled today that Eko has not presented a credible case for a preliminary injunction,” a Quibi spokesperson said in a statement.

In August 2019, a jury in Los Angeles federal court found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit, “Dark Horse,” infringed on the copyright of a 2008 Christian rap song titled “Joyful Noise” by Marcus Gray, who records under the name Flame. The jury awarded $2.8 million in damages to Gray and his co-writers. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder overturned the verdict on appeal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder today overturned last year’s verdict that Katy Perry, Dr. Luke, Juicy J, and their associates would have to pay $2.8 million to Christian rap artist Flame over similarities between their hit “Dark Horse” and his song “Joyful Noise.” Per Pitchfork, Snyder said her decision to overrule the previous verdict was due to the fact that the melody Perry and co. had supposedly plagiarized was not “particularly unique,” and could therefore not be sued over. Read the full verdict over at Pitchfork.

Katy Perry has scored a major win in her long-running copyright battle over the song Dark Horse.

Katy Perry had a day in court to roar about.The 35-year-old songstress, according to The Hollywood Reporter, was on the right end in a $2.8 million copyright infringement lawsuit she was involved in.Perry, along with producer Lukasz 'Dr. Luke' Gottwald and Capitol Records, were relieved of paying $2.8 million in a reversal of a previous judgment from U.S.

In October, Katy Perry, Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, Capitol Records, and others filed an appeal seeking to overturn or retry a ruling which claimed that Perry’s “Dark Horse” plagiarized Flame’s 2009 Christian rap single “Joyful Noise.” Today (March 17), a judge has wiped out the earlier $2.8 million jury judgement against Perry and her associates. Read the full verdict below.

It took much longer than expected but seven months after the conclusion of a copyright trial that stunned the music world, a California federal judge on Tuesday delivered a win to Katy Perry, Capitol Records, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and others who worked on the 2013 hit "Dark Horse." In an opinion today, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder finds the defendants are not liable for infringing a Christian rapper's song. As a result, Marcus Gray, known professionally as Flame, finds his $2.8 million jury verdict wiped out. Judge Snyder comes to