August 30, 2023
Future Earns a Victory in Lawsuit Accusing Him of Stealing Lyrics
[ad_1] Future recently came out on the winning end of a copyright infringement lawsuit brought forward by Virginia rapper Gutta who claimed Hendrix stole his lyrics on the Atlanta artist's 2018 song "When I Think About It."Verdict in Future LawsuitOn Aug. 25, following two years in litigation, Judge Martha M. Pacold dismissed the case, according to court records obtained by XXL on Wednesday (Aug. 29)."The two songs have some similarities," Pacold wrote in her decision. "Namely, they both conclude (or perhaps transition between) lines in the chorus with a similar five-word phrase and their lyrics have similar themes. But even put together, the similarities identified do not constitute a plausible allegation of substantial similarity,...