US EditionJudge denies Miley Cyrus' attempt to dismiss lawsuit comparing 'Flowers' to Bruno Mars song
- A judge denied Miley Cyrus' request to dismiss a lawsuit by Tempo Music Investments, claiming her song 'Flowers' copies Bruno Mars' 'When I Was Your Man.'
- Tempo Music, which owns rights to Mars' song, argues that 'Flowers' contains significant similarities, including melodic and harmonic elements.
- Judge Dean D. Pregerson ruled that Tempo had legal standing to sue, stating co-owners could pursue copyright infringement without all owners present.
- Cyrus' attorneys countered that Tempo's partial ownership weakened their claim, but the judge noted that this view could harm co-authorship and copyright value.
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Miley Cyrus loses bid to dismiss copyright lawsuit over 'Flowers'
A US federal judge has dealt pop star Miley Cyrus a legal blow, denying her request to dismiss a copyright lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that her Grammy-winning hit Flowers copied Bruno Mars’ 2013 track When I Was Your Man. THE ‘FLOWERS’ LAWSUIT The ruling means Cyrus must now face the music in court, with the case set to test whether her chart-topper borrowed too heavily from Mars’ emotional ballad. Tempo Music Investments owns a stake in When I…
Miley Cyrus loses the first legal battle for possible ‘Flowers’ plagiarism
He has not lost the war, but he has lost the first and important battle. Miley Cyrus, 32, has suffered a legal rodapal when a judge has denied him an important petition.The singer and songwriter had asked for the withdrawal of a lawsuit in which he is accused of violating copyright—that is, plagiarizing—parts of When I Was Your Man, a song by Bruno Mars, in his success of 2023 Flowers.
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