Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Jul. 26, 2019
Trial in suit by Christian rapper against Katy Perry wraps up
A federal jury heard closing arguments Thursday in a case to determine whether pop star Katy Perry and her producers stole aspects of their song “Dark Horse” from a preexisting song by a Christian rapper.





LOS ANGELES -- A federal jury heard closing arguments Thursday in a case to determine whether pop star Katy Perry and her producers stole aspects of their song "Dark Horse" from a preexisting song by a Christian rapper.
Michael Kahn of St. Louis-based Capes, Sokol, Goodman & Sarachan PC, who represents the rapper, told the jury defendants rarely directly admit plagiarism and such evidence is unnecessary to prove his client's ca...
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