'The writers of Dark Horse consider this a travesty of justice,' attorney Christine Lepera said.
Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Katy Perry, her collaborators and her record label must pay more than $2.78 million because the pop star's 2013 hit"Dark Horse" copied a Christian rap song, a jury decided.
It was an underdog victory for rapper Marcus Gray, a relatively obscure artist once known as Flame whose 5-year-old lawsuit survived constant court challenges and a trial against top-flight attorneys for Perry and the five other music-industry heavyweights who wrote her song. Perry herself was hit for just over $550,000, with Capitol Records responsible for the vast majority of the money. Defense attorneys had argued for an award of about $360,000 after the jury decided earlier this week that"Dark Horse" copied"Joyful Noise.""The writers of Dark Horse consider this a travesty of justice," Lepera said.Both sides agree that Perry herself made a profit of $2.
Wais argued, based on expert testimony, that the disputed part of"Dark Horse" was worth only 5% of its earnings. At the end of the first phase of the trial Monday, jurors surprised many by finding all six writers of"Dark Horse" were liable for copying from"Joyful Noise," though only a section of the instrumental track was in dispute. That included Perry, who only co-wrote the lyrics to the song, and Juicy J, who only provided a rap break for it.
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