Christian rapper Flame’s victory in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Katy Perry has been reversed. According to documents obtained by XXL, a judge has thrown out the original ruling in the case.
Last year, a jury determined Perry’s hit single “Dark Horse” copied Flame’s song “Joyful Noise.” Flame was awarded $2.78 million, most of which would be paid by Capitol Records.
Perry was on the hook for $550,000. Dr. Luke was ordered to pay $60,000 while songwriter Max Martin faced the heftier sum of $250,000.
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But Judge Christina A. Snyder of the Central District of California has ruled no copyright infringement actually took place. As a result, Perry and company won’t be paying anything to Flame.
“The court agrees that the uncontroverted evidence points to only one conclusion: that none of these individual elements are independently protectable,” Snyder wrote in her ruling.
Christian Rapper Wins $2.78M In “Dark Horse” Lawsuit Against Katy Perry
Perry, her collaborators and Capitol aren’t out of the woods yet though. The judge has confirmed she would “conditionally grant a new trial” if an appeals court disagreed with her reversal of the case.
Compare Flame’s “Joyful Noise” to Perry’s “Dark Horse” above.
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Lawsuit should’ve been tossed from the jump
Y’all stole the guy’s idea. Just effing pay him already.
Katy shouldn’t be copying other people’s stuff. She thought it was a Christian rapper, so no one will say or do anything. Bogus! She should be better than that
They should have paid him, steal a mans music in part or whole is wrong. Seems like White Privilege in TRUMPS AMERICA.
No that’s Katy Perry privilege just like how she got away with sexually assaulting a contestant on America’s Got Talent when if Simon Cowell did literally the exact same thing he would’ve been absolutely crucified.
It’s not white privilege. It’s star and female privilege. As comment said above, when Katy forcefully kissed an engaged man, she got away with that just fine. She claims to be soo against sexual assault of all kinds… If a male show host grabbed a shy and innocent female contestant and kissed them, they’d get fired, and canceled universally. Just an FYI, Trumps America hates celebrities like Katy.
If you dont know where katy perrys sample came from its by the art of noise.
Juicy j was on the track and the sample dates back to memphis rap such as koopsta kniccas crucifix… the cristian rappers beat sounds like goddamn soulja boy
perry is just singing what she is bloody well told to sing. the wrongdoing lies with the business end.
This comments section is uninformed. The lawsuit is being dismissed because you can’t copyright chord progressions.
If it was flame who did it then flame would be paying katy perry its always going to be one sided no matter what the law is going to protect white interest unless it just nobody they can blame in other words if is a black vs white issues like this case it thrown out but if its a white vs black issue then they gonna make him pay And before any white person get mad and comment they only going to get mad because in reality its true and its their way of life so who cares as long it works for them aka white privilege