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30 July 2019CopyrightRory O'Neill

Katy Perry’s ‘Dark Horse’ infringed Christian rapper’s copyright

A US jury has found that American pop star Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” infringed copyright owned by Christian rapper Marcus Gray, more commonly known as Flame.

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Katy Perry says she suffered a ‘miscarriage of justice’ in copyright trial
11 October 2019   Katy Perry has labelled a jury’s decision to find her liable for copyright infringement over her song “Dark Horse” and award a Christian rapper $2.7 million in damages as a “grave miscarriage of justice”.
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Katy Perry and Capitol Records must pay rapper $2.7m
2 August 2019   Katy Perry and her record label must pay almost $3 million in damages to a rapper after a jury found, earlier this week, that her single “Dark Horse” infringed his copyright.


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