Nickelback should face a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement in relation to their 2005 track ‘Rockstar’.The infringement lawsuit was initially filed in a US District Court in Texas by Kirk Johnston, a former member of the band Snowblind Revival.
The suit lists the members of Nickelback, their former label Roadrunner, publisher Warner Chappell and touring promoter Live Nation as defendants.
The defendants filed to dismiss the lawsuit in October 2020.In his suit, Johnston claims Snowblind Revival created a master recording of their track ‘Rock Star’ in 2001.
They then sent copies of the recordings to A&R representatives from various labels, including Universal Music Group (which owns Roadrunner) and Warner Music Group (which owns Warner.
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