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H.E.R. settles ‘Focus’ copyright infringement lawsuit
H.E.R., as well as DJ Camper, Justin Love and Sony Music Entertainment, over the 2016 song ‘Focus’.First filed in June 2020, the complaint alleged that ‘Focus’, taken from H.E.R.’s self-titled 2017 LP, intentionally infringed upon Andre Sims’ original composition ‘Endless Minds’ without consent or compensation.Sims, who has worked with artists such Stevie Wonder, created the song in 2004, posted it on Instagram and YouTube in 2015, and registered it with the US Copyright Office in January 2020.According to Billboard, Camper (real name Darhyl Camper Jr.) said in an Instagram Live video that Sims’ ‘Endless Minds’ did inspire the melody of ‘Focus’, which he co-wrote with H.E.R.
