One of my favorite songs to spin to was a remix of Wiz Khalifa's song, "Black and Yellow." Now, according to a lawsuit filed by Max Gregory Warren, the song was not Khalifa's but Warren's. Warren claims that he wrote a song entitled "Pink and Yellow," in November, 2007. In February, 2008, he obtained a copyright registration for the song. Warren seeks over $ 2 million in damages.
An early question in the lawsuit is whether Warren still owns the copyright for his song. Usually, songwriters sign over any of their copyright rights when they sign with a recording label. After that, the question will turn to whether the songs are actually substantially similar enough to warrant a finding of infringement. Having heard both songs, there are some similarities. Are there enough similarities? Only a judge and jury will be able to tell us that.
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