Flourgon’s lawsuit against American pop star Miley Cyrus could be heading to a settlement.
Last year, the veteran Dancehall artiste filed a US$300 million copyright infringement lawsuit against Miley Cyrus.
In the lawsuit the deejay claimed that the pop star plagiarized his infamous “we run things, things no run we” lyric for her 2013 single ‘We Can’t Stop.’
The lyric was originally featured in Flourgon’s 1998 hit single “We run tings,” which was produced by Redman International.
According to the deejay’s legal representatives, they remain optimistic about the matter, and expect an amicable settlement, which will suit all parties involved.
The lawsuit which was filed by Flourgon in the US District Court of Manhattan, New York, had accused Cyrus and her label RCA Records, of misappropriating his material, including the lyrics, “We run things, things no run we,” which she sings as ‘We run things, things don’t run we.”
According to the World Intellectual Property Office, sampling before carrying out sampling, users must seek consent from the original copyright owners or their agents such as their record company or music publishing company.
However, Cyrus’ legal team had argued that the deejay’s case was invalid, arguing that a single lyric is not protected by copyright.
