Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars sued over "Uptown Funk"

[KyliesChild 16,907]

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     Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson have been sued for copyright infringement over their hit single “Uptown Funk,” TMZ reports. The complaint, obtained by Pitchfork, was filed by the Minneapolis electro-funk band Collage. They claim that Ronson and Mars’ single “is an obvious, strikingly and/or substantially similar copy” of Collage’s 1983 single “Young Girls.” The complaint also notes that Ronson and Mars have talked about how “Uptown Funk” was influenced by early 1980s Minneapolis electro-funk soul music. Collage are seeking damages and profits.

  The complaint states:

Upon information and belief, many of the main instrumental attributes and themes of “Uptown Funk” are deliberately and clearly copied from “Young Girls,” including, but not limited to, the distinct funky specifically noted and timed consistent guitar riffs present throughout the compositions, virtually if not identical bass notes and sequence, rhythm, structure, crescendo of horns and synthesizers rendering the compositions almost indistinguishable if played over each other and strikingly similar if played in consecutively.

    Trinidad James, Jeff Bhasker, Devon Gallaspy, Phillip Lawrence, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner/Chappell Music, Atlantic Records, RCA Records and others are listed alongside Mars and Ronson in the lawsuit. Only one member of Collage, Larry White, is alive. The estates of two other members, Grady Wilkins and Lee Peters, are also listed as defendants.

 

[KyliesChild 16,907]

Here is their song “Young Girl":

 

[JoanneMonster 8,937]

Now we now he's perfect for gaga, this is a Judas/Juda 2.0 

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And why now? the song's been out for 2 years now

 

[Logan 20,716]

Eh, the beat in the very beginning sounds similar, but nothing in the rest of the song does. 

[REALITY 75,818]

Honestly, I don't hear any similarities whatsoever

[Hyperballad 4,295]

@ViviLittleM is shook, and at least you didn't start with . 

[KyliesChild 16,907]

Honestly, I kinda hear it. 

[BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454]

They can cry about it so I can use their tears as lube 

[Pacify Him 9,073]

Chainsmokers ha revenge 

[Boyboi12 2,125]

Well good luck to them

[FATCAT 59,900]

 They are similar, but it's probably unintentional.

[Leaf 2,429]

The writer doesn't know anything about disco or chord progression.

 

[L E O 6,035]

Yeah I kinda hear it.
I mean, the vibe of the song is similar, some of the sounds are alike, but I mean, so are tons of disco/funk inspired songs.

 

[Evan Peters 10,735]

really, because the song sounds like ghostbusters more than anything else

[ARTPOPdidntflop 3,987]

Only the start and that's it. It's a no from me