Attorneys for KatyPerry and her “Dark Horse” collaborators are requesting a retrial in the copyright infringement case
Katy Perry performs onstage during 102.7 KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2019 Presented by Capital One at The Forum on Dec. 6, 2019 in Inglewood, Calif.
Perry and her collaborators were found liable for stealing a beat from the 2008 Christian rap song 'Joyful Noise' last July.and her “Dark Horse” collaborators are demanding a retrial in the copyright infringement case that resulted in a $2.
“No amount of rhetoric can alter the evidentiary trial record, or how that record should have been measured under the proper burdens of proof and legal standards for access and substantial similarity consistent with the instructions given,” reads the motion, which was filed on Dec. 27 in U.S. District Court in California. “There is only one outcome that comports with the legal standards applied to this trial record: no copyright infringement was proved by Plaintiffs as a matter of law.
to throw out the jury’s decision altogether, asserting that jurors failed to follow court instructions when making their decision. “No reasonable jury following those instructions,” they allege, could have decided in the plaintiffs’ favor. The weighty and complex 45-page court document is a direct response to the plaintiffs’ November opposition filing, which countered the defense’sfor an appeal. Notably, in recent months Gray’s lawyers have been attempting to tack on interest to the original $2.78 million judgment -- arguing that damages were first incurred in 2013, when “Dark Horse” was released -- as well as over $20,000 in assorted court costs.’s request for comment by the time of publishing.
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