Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 25, 2019
Defense musicologist in copyright trial declares no similarities between songs
A federal jury heard testimony Wednesday from a musicologist that contradicted prior statements from an opposing expert witness in a copyright infringement case deciding whether pop superstar Katy Perry ripped off musical elements of her song “Dark Horse” from a preexisting number released by a Christian rapper.
LOS ANGELES -- A federal jury heard testimony Wednesday from a musicologist that contradicted prior statements from an opposing expert witness in a copyright infringement case deciding whether pop superstar Katy Perry ripped off musical elements of her song "Dark Horse" from a preexisting number released by a Christian rapper.
Lawrence Ferrara, a professor of music at New York University, told the jury, "I didn't find any musicologi...
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