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16 January 2023CopyrightLiz Hockley

Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Funk’ hit by fresh lawsuit over unpaid royalties

Gap Band family members suing BMG over claims that the music publisher breached copyright contract | Fourth case involving Ronson and the hit song | Heirs claim they are owed royalties.

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