Dua Lipa says that she’s “never heard” the disco tracks at the centre of a copyright infringement lawsuit alleging she copied her 2020 hit “Levitating”.
In March this year, songwriters L Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer accused the 27-year-old pop star of plagiarising their 1979 song “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and another 1980 track “Don Diablo”, which Brown and Linzer now own after proving it infringed on “Wiggle”.
In a letter to a federal judge in New York, obtained by Billboard on Tuesday (30 August), Lipa’s lawyer have asked that the lawsuit be dismissed immediately, on the grounds that she’s “never heard” either of the songs that the plaintiffs allege she copied,
In the filing, Lipa’s attorney Chritine Lepera wrote: “The complaint alleges defendants purportedly had access to ‘Wiggle’ and ‘Don Diablo’ because they both ‘can be found on popular streaming services’.
“However, there are many millions of musical recordings available on streaming services,...
In March this year, songwriters L Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer accused the 27-year-old pop star of plagiarising their 1979 song “Wiggle and Giggle All Night” and another 1980 track “Don Diablo”, which Brown and Linzer now own after proving it infringed on “Wiggle”.
In a letter to a federal judge in New York, obtained by Billboard on Tuesday (30 August), Lipa’s lawyer have asked that the lawsuit be dismissed immediately, on the grounds that she’s “never heard” either of the songs that the plaintiffs allege she copied,
In the filing, Lipa’s attorney Chritine Lepera wrote: “The complaint alleges defendants purportedly had access to ‘Wiggle’ and ‘Don Diablo’ because they both ‘can be found on popular streaming services’.
“However, there are many millions of musical recordings available on streaming services,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Maanya Sachdeva
- The Independent - Music
Exclusive: New film and TV participants include crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.Scroll down for the full list
BAFTA’s networking and career development programme for UK-based film and TV workers BAFTA Crew will this year include key crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.
New vfx department crew attending the programme include Carlos Ciudad (Jupiter Ascending), Jason Brown (Terminator Genisys) and David Michael Schneider (Guardians of the Galaxy).
Art department crew include Sarah Ginn (Beauty & the Beast), Dominic Sikking (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) and Matt Wynne (The Martian).
Other new names include Riccardo Bacigalupo (first assistant editor Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jo Beart-Albrecht (costume department Suffragette) and Thomas Wade (2nd Unit camera Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens).
The group will be officialy unveiled by BAFTA next week and will have a private networking event on Tuesday August...
BAFTA’s networking and career development programme for UK-based film and TV workers BAFTA Crew will this year include key crew from Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Spectre and The Martian.
New vfx department crew attending the programme include Carlos Ciudad (Jupiter Ascending), Jason Brown (Terminator Genisys) and David Michael Schneider (Guardians of the Galaxy).
Art department crew include Sarah Ginn (Beauty & the Beast), Dominic Sikking (Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens) and Matt Wynne (The Martian).
Other new names include Riccardo Bacigalupo (first assistant editor Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jo Beart-Albrecht (costume department Suffragette) and Thomas Wade (2nd Unit camera Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens).
The group will be officialy unveiled by BAFTA next week and will have a private networking event on Tuesday August...
- 7/17/2015
- ScreenDaily
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