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Entertainment & Sports

Oct. 14, 2019

Katy Perry seeks overturning of jury verdict or new trial in copyright case

Katy Perry, her songwriters and other defendants have moved to reverse a jury’s verdict of $2.78 million for copyright infringement of a Christian rapper’s work in her pop hit “Dark Horse.”

Katy Perry seeks overturning of jury verdict or new trial in copyright case
Katy Perry / New York Times News Service

Katy Perry, her songwriters and other defendants have moved to reverse a jury's verdict of $2.78 million for copyright infringement of a Christian rapper's work in her pop hit "Dark Horse."

In motions filed Oct. 9 in Los Angeles federal court, Aaron M. Wais of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP sought a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial, claiming the jury did not have enough evidence to support its verdict, that...

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