The lawsuit that accused Sam Smith and Normani of ripping off their 2019 hit ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ from an earlier song called ‘Dancing With Strangers’ is “rambling”, “repetitive” and contradicts itself.
Or so say lawyers representing Smith and Normani.They were both sued earlier this year over the allegations they’d ripped off that earlier work, which was written in 2015 by artist Jordan Vincent and producer Christopher Miranda.On top of having nearly the same title and a very similar accompanying promo video to the earlier song, the lawsuit claimed, Smith and Normani’s ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ had the same “hook, chorus, lyrics, and musical composition” to that written by Vincent and Miranda.“It is beyond any real doubt that Smith, Normani and the other defendants copied plaintiff’s work”, the lawsuit claimed. “The protected expression in both the infringing song and plaintiff’s pre-existing work is nearly identical and is strikingly similar”.But not so, say Smith and Normani’s lawyers in a new court filing this week.
Yes the two songs have similar titles, but they are not identical, and anyway song titles aren’t protected by copyright.And as for the actual music, the new filing argues, the plaintiff’s own expert report – which is being used to back up that “beyond any real doubt” claim – actually admits that there are plenty of differences between the two songs.“Even as transcribed by plaintiff’s expert, only the first and sixth notes are the same”, the Smith/Normani side say.
Read more on completemusicupdate.com
Get the latest stars news and celebrity rumours with exclusive stories, photos, videos and interviews.
Breaking up, scandals, engagements, divorces, gossip – all you need to know about the private lives of your favorite celebs.
Get to know the latest showbiz news along with exclusive interviews and even more. All this is waiting for you on the main page 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Who, where, when, with whom, how, why and for what!? Stay tuned to know first!
Just follow us daily and we will provide you with the current news from the life of famous stars and celebrities.
Owner: SNOWLAND s.r.o.
Registration certificate 06691200
Address:
Snowland s.r.o.
16200, Na okraji 381/41, Veleslavín, 162 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
©2024. All rights reserved.