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Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports

Nov. 22, 2019

Perry has ‘chutzpah’ to appeal infringement verdict, rappers say

A bid by the makers of the Katy Perry song "Dark Horse" to annul an adverse $2.8 million verdict for infringement requires "a healthy dose of chutzpah," according to the Christian rapper seeking to maintain his trial victory.

A bid by the makers of the Katy Perry song "Dark Horse" to annul an adverse $2.8 million verdict for infringement requires "a healthy dose of chutzpah," according to the Christian rapper seeking to maintain his trial victory.

Counsel for Perry, her songwriters, and others named as defendants motioned last month for a new trial, or a judgment notwithstanding the August verdict. The jury awarded an excessive award based on improper ex...

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