Katy Perry's copyright case turning into "financial nightmare"

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Back in August, Katy Perry — alongside Capitol Records, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Juicy J, Kobalt, and other partners — were saddled with a $2.789 million verdict for infringing ‘Dark Horse’.  Turns out that was just part of the story.

For starters, attorneys for Katy Perry have claimed that the Plaintiffs caused serious delays in bringing the infringement action. “In total, Plaintiffs caused a 28-month delay before finally filing their operative Complaint,” Perry’s attorneys stated.  “Despite Defendants vigorously litigating the claimed infringement, the case was timely brought to trial 32-months after.”

The bigger counter-argument is that the initial penalty is quite high, and only loosely based on infringement damages. “Certainly, the jury award in this case more than adequately compensates Plaintiffs for any infringement the jury may have found. By waiving any claim for an award of actual damages attributable to the infringement, Plaintiffs conceded that the creation of ‘Dark Horse’ caused no damages,” the filing continues.

Translation: isn’t $2.789 million enough for you people?

Apparently not.  In a separate filing shared with DMN, specific tables of US-based benchmark interest rates were presented.  That suggests that the haggling has moved beyond the question of whether ‘pre-judgment interest’ should be allowed, and into the territory of how much pre-judgment interest should be calculated.

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/11/22/katy-perry-dark-horse-damages-swell/

[Jill 30,370]

Should we expect a new album featuring the homeless person that lives next to the recording studio's entrance?

[Customzanotti 1,811]

This is really never over huh

[COOOK 76,406]

Boy, when it rains it pours with Katy Perry..

[Ziggy 12,021]

That Dark Horse case remains to be one of the most trumped up, ridiculous things. Sit tf down, hardcore Christians; literally NO ONE wants to jock your s*** even the stuff you jock and make terrible. Pathetic.

[Runway 27,876]

Isn’t she top 3 On forbes, this is nothing for the good sis :

[ThisGuyTony 31,086]

Hopefully the money she earned from Harleys In Hawaii can help pay off the entire suit. 

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[LateToCult 40,921]

Come through Apple Cider Vinegar check!  

[RAMROD 110,193]

Vibing with Luke gave her bad karma, cos he is a bad person. Even long after she left him, its trails still follows her down.

 

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47 minutes ago, Runway said:

Isn’t she top 3 On forbes, this is nothing for the good sis :

Depends on what the monthly interest rate is that she has to pay for the 36 months. If it's pretty high, the damages could turn out to be $100,000,000 or even more MORE.

[Sanne Godijn 2,203]

I feel bad for katy when will this finaly end

[JazzGa 14,621]

One of  the Million Reasons™©:ally:  this ruling sets such an awful precedent. Damages impossibly thorny to determine fairly, property of a value that is almost completely arbitrary, opens the door for a wave of other frivolous similar-beat lawsuits...  Every time I read about this lawsuit it gets me steamed  End them Katya!!

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