Dua Lipa wins copyright legal battle for her hit song Levitating
Dua Lipa and Warner Records have won the dismissal of a copyright case involving her hit song “Levitating.”
In a Los Angeles federal court on Monday, U.S. District Judge Sunshine Sykes declared that Artikal Sound System — the reggae band accusing Lipa — failed to argue that the writers of “Levitating” had “access” to the song “Live Your Life” they alleged she copied, per Reuters and Billboard.
The band filed the lawsuit against the pop star, 27, in March of last year — and claimed that her 2020 song borrowed its hook from their 2017 song.
.@DUALIPA brings Barbie to the dance floor with her track, "Dance The Night." Listen now on #AListPop. https://t.co/mGt3EQLUJ1 pic.twitter.com/JrepeMPMgg
— Apple Music (@AppleMusic) June 6, 2023
During the hearing, the group said “Live Your Life” was played at several concerts, sold several hundred copies of a CD with the song on it and was available through some streaming services, according to the People.
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— dlipaxgermany 🧜♀️ (fan) (@dlipaxgermany) June 7, 2023
