2025 is just a week away, and the first blockbuster copyright infringement lawsuit of the year has been filed in a New York court.
According to legal documents obtained by MBW, Travis Scott, SZA and future Sued by artist signed by RocNation Victory Boydand her publishing company, Songs of Glory, for allegedly plagiarizing her songs. just like it sounds Create hit songs in 2023, Telekinesis.
Telekinesis has flowed 413 million Time on Spotify only. It was released as part of Scott’s hit US No. 1 album, Utopia (Cactus Jack/Epic Records/Sony Music).
Cactus Jack, Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment are also named in the lawsuit filed on Wednesday (Jan. 8). As you will read below, Scott’s brand partner, luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet (AP) is also named as a defendant.
In the complaint, Boyd claims she “wrote the lyrics and then completed and released a demo titled “Just like it sounds” November 2019, then with Kanye West Via voice message.
According to Boyd’s lawsuit, “upon information and belief,” Kanye West plans to release a song titled ” future bounce, Rename it twice Voice of the future and then ultrasound. All versions of these renamed songs have been charged Based on Boyd’s work.
But in 2021, when Kanye West released his album, Wound, He did not release any of the different versions of the song using Boyd’s original work, which the court documents note is “protected by copyright and registered with the Library of Congress under Registration Number SR 986-420.1.”
What happens next is Kanye West The song is said to have been played Travis Scott. Boyd claims she left behind her song, Just the way it sounds, “At a studio in Wyoming,” Scott then entered the studio “and began creating infringing works based on the original works.”
Scott then allegedly shared Boyd’s song with others sa and future and “requiring them to collaborate on creations” [Telekinesis] “By copying” the original work they allegedly agreed to in May 2023.
Telekinesis Commercially released on July 28, 2023.
“It is understood and believed that in 2023, Scott, Sza, Future and all Defendants knowingly copied Plaintiffs’ original works, specifically Plaintiffs’ lyrics, when they commercially released the infringing works,” the lawsuit states.
Credit information page Telekinesis On Spotify, you can see below, listed Victory Boyd and Kanye West (a.k.a. leaf) is one of the track’s co-writers. West is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, but some of the co-authors listed below are. You can read the full text of the lawsuit here.
Boyd alleges in the lawsuit that “when defendants commercially distribute infringing works,” aka. Telekinesis, They “believe [Boyd] As a co-author of the metadata provided to digital streaming platforms,” she was “unaware” that her songs had been “copied and commercially distributed.”
Boyd added in the lawsuit that she actually “plans to complete her original composition and release it commercially through a recording agreement with RocNation.”
Elsewhere in the lawsuit, Boyd claimed that in November 2023, the watchmaker Associated Press“aware that the infringing work is a copy of an original work,” contact her to obtain permission for commercial exploitation.” Telekinesis as part of an advertising campaign.
Boyd claimed that she “did not communicate with any of the other defendants regarding the agreement or obtain permission to use the original work” and that she “denied permission to the AP.”
Boyd explained that on December 1, 2023, her publishing administrator, Kobalt Publishing, at Boyd’s direction “denied permission” to the AP because Scott and others allegedly “never received permission” for the use Her songs to create their songs.
On December 1, 2023, a representative for Boyd allegedly “sent notice to all defendants: [Boyd] Broadcast against the project” Telekinesis.
On December 4, 2023, Defendants collaborated with the Associated Press and, over Boyd’s objections, collaborated and commercially distributed an advertising campaign using the allegedly infringing work.
“If Defendants are allowed to continue to infringe the Original Works before the litigation is resolved, Plaintiffs will suffer substantial and irreparable harm.”
Victory Boyd files lawsuit
The lawsuit claims Scott “Telekinesis”Replicating different elements of Boyd’s songs” Just the way it sounds, “Including but not limited to lyrics.”
Original lyrics that appear in Telekinesis According to the lawsuit, the situation is as follows: “I can see the future is as flat as we are in the sky, I can’t wait to live in glory for eternity, you can’t hold the wheel, I’m leaning, I’m sitting still – Might as well do it now Appear, he suddenly appears, hear the trumpet sound, do you like the sound of it?
According to the indictment: Boyd’s “substantial, significant and original aspects” just like it sounds “Repeated occurrences in infringing works [Telekinesis] and are the main, prominent and uniquely identifiable features of the infringing work”.
Boyd’s attorneys also argued in the lawsuit that “the substance, distinctiveness, and originality of Boyd’s songs just like it sounds Plaintiff “does not dispute that Defendant recently attempted to identify Plaintiff as a contributor to 8% of the writing of the infringing work.” [Telekinesis].
The lawsuit continues: “Thus, every copy of any version of the infringing work infringes the original work, as does any download, stream, or music video. Telekinesis”.
Boyd’s lawsuit also claims that “every time Scott, Sarah or Future perform or perform telekinesis The defendants unanimously infringed the copyright of the plaintiff’s original works.”
It added: “To date, each defendant has reproduced, distributed, publicly performed and/or authorized the reproduction, distribution and public performance of infringing works and sound recordings. Telekinesis and each defendant continues to infringe plaintiff’s original works.
Boyd requested a jury trial, and her attorneys argued that she was “entitled to a preliminary and permanent injunction under 17 USC § 502 enjoining and restraining Defendants from further infringement or broadcasting of Plaintiffs’ copyrighted original works.”
According to the complaint, Boyd “will suffer substantial and irreparable harm if Defendants are allowed to continue to infringe the original works pending resolution of the litigation.”global music business
