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A federal judge has dismissed Frances Fisher’s lawsuit against SAG-AFTRA, in which the actress accused the union and several of its former and current leaders of breaching their duty of fair representation over the raising of eligibility requirements for coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan

The Ninth Circuit appeals court in the US yesterday sided with Katy Perry in the big old ‘Dark Horse’ song theft case. The musical elements Perry’s hit has in common with earlier track ‘Joyful Noise’ were “commonplace” and therefore not protected by copyright in isolation, judges concluded.

Judges in the US Ninth Circuit appeals court maintained their skeptical position yesterday regarding extending copyright protection to short segments of music. Or at least that’s how it seemed as Christian rapper Marcus Gray tried to persuade them to overturn a lower court judgement in his song theft legal battle with Katy Perry.Gray accuses Perry and her collaborators of ripping off his song ‘Joyful Noise’ on her 2013 hit ‘Dark Horse’.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterA day after Ed Asner died at the age of 91, his lawsuit against the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan was allowed to live on.U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder indicated at a hearing that she would deny a motion to dismiss the lawsuit.

A federal judge has denied actress Frances Fisher’s verified application to file a breach of fiduciary duty complaint against SAG-AFTRA over the raising of eligibility requirements for coverage under the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan. U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder dismissed Fisher’s application Friday without prejudice, however, meaning that she can refile a modified version of the application.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterIn a much-needed win for Quibi, a judge has denied an injunction that would have forced the company to disable its signature “Turnstyle” feature.Eko, a New York-based video company, filed a lawsuit in March alleging that Quibi stole its trade secrets to develop the video-switching feature.In a ruling on Monday, Judge Christina Snyder said that Eko had failed to show that Quibi’s continued use of the feature will cause irreparable harm.

In August 2019, a jury in Los Angeles federal court found that Katy Perry’s 2013 hit, “Dark Horse,” infringed on the copyright of a 2008 Christian rap song titled “Joyful Noise” by Marcus Gray, who records under the name Flame. The jury awarded $2.8 million in damages to Gray and his co-writers. On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder overturned the verdict on appeal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

U.S. District Court Judge Christina Snyder today overturned last year’s verdict that Katy Perry, Dr.

Katy Perry has scored a major win in her long-running copyright battle over the song Dark Horse.