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19 June 2015Copyright

Can you beliebe it? US court revives Justin Bieber copyright dispute

A US appeals court has revived a copyright lawsuit filed against Justin Bieber and Usher after ruling that their versions of the song “Somebody to Love” could be intrinsically similar to the original.

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