Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Copied A Christian Rap Song From 2009, A Jury Found

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A Jury Has Decided That Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' Copied A Christian Rap Song From 2009

that Perry's song has an"unremarkable'' beat, and that it is the only element the two tracks have in common.Katy Perry performed"Dark Horse" during halftime of Super Bowl XLIX, 2015.

But the nine-member jury disagreed after listening to both tracks in their entirety during closing arguments and hearing hours of testimony from music and sound experts. The trial now moves to the penalty phase, in which attorneys will argue over how much Gray and his collaborators on"Joyful Nose" are owed.almost $5 million to Marvin Gaye’s family after a five-year copyright lawsuit over their 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines.”

Gaye’s estate accused the two artists of copyright infringement and said their single plagiarized Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” which was released in 1977.More on copyright infringementJason Wells is deputy news director for BuzzFeed News and is based in Los Angeles.

 

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ALarson12thMan I don’t see it lol

deadass...

The headline actually should be 'Christians Apparently Rap'

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