BTS Win Major Legal Battle in US as Court Dismisses ‘Swim’ Copyright Lawsuit Against Group and HYBE

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[Sports Chosun Reporter Baek Ji-eun] The group BTS has prevailed in a U.S. copyright lawsuit. On October 22 (local time), the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia dismissed the copyright lawsuit filed by Melissa Mays against BTS, their agency Big Hit Music, and their parent companies, HYBE and HYBE America. Melissa Mays filed the lawsuit on August 25 alleging copyright infringement against BTS and the company. However, Mays […

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A US court has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against K-pop group BTS. According to the ruling, the plaintiffs failed to provide evidence showing that BTS had ever accessed the allegedly copied work, nor did they demonstrate a significant degree of similarity between the songs, The Chosun Daily reported on November 1st.