Miley Cyrus and other defendants in copyright litigation related to the singer’s 2023 hit menstruation I lost my bid to chase the case from court.
Judge as an order issued on Tuesday (March 18) Dean D. Pregerson California Central District District Court Right Investment Company Tempo music You can continue the lawsuit, claiming that flowers have violated copyright. Bruno Mars‘2013 hit When I was your man.
Cyrus is one of the many defendants in this case. Sony Music EntertainmentNot only Cyrus co -writers menstruation And many music publishers and retailers.
In November, the lawyers of Miley Cyrus and other composer defendants submitted their consent to dismiss this event and are not “fatal defects”, that is, Tempo music, as well as other rightists of Mars. When I was your manComplaint against copyright infringement.
TEMPO says it owns sharing When I was your man Because I got a catalog Philip LawrenceOne of the co -writers of the 2020 song.
“The copyright law explicitly stipulates that only the legal or beneficial owner of copyright can sue for infringement. [Tempo Music] Cyrus lawyers wrote.
But on Tuesday, at his command, Judge Frexon rejected this claim, saying that it stems from the “misunderstanding” of the word “monopoly” in the copyright law.
“The defendant’s argument is that the co -owner cannot transfer monopoly rights because the co -owner is not a monopoly owner of the rights.
“The ownership of ‘monopoly rights’ should not be conflicted with the right of monopoly ownership. ‘Monopoly Rights’ is co -owned by the co -owner.
The judge cited the legal precedent and added:
Judizon also suggested that Cyrus’s lawyer interpretation of Cyrus’s copyright law could threaten the value of music copyright.
The judge wrote, “If the composer’s claims are suggested, if the right to sue the infringement of the co -owner is lost, the copyright cannot be implemented if all the original co -author transferred its attention.”
“Because buyers are not interested in purchasing copyrights that cannot be co -owned, they are not interested in purchasing copyrights that cannot be co -owned by greatly adjusting the value of co -owner copyrights.”
“If the right to sue the co -owner of the transfer is lost, if all the original co -author transferred its own interests, copyright cannot be implemented.”
US District Court Judge Dean D. Pregerson
Right acquisition fund started by Tempo Music-Private Equity Giant Providence -I claimed that he had filed a lawsuit in September. menstruation Copy of “numerous melodies, harmony and lyrical elements” When I was your man.
The lawyer of the music investment company emphasized the similarity between some lyrics. for example, When I was your man “I have to bring you to you, and I have to hold hands.” menstruation “I can buy flowers and hold my own hands.”World music business
