Copyright Lawsuit Against U2 Gets Dismissed

A lawsuit against U2 and Universal Music Group that alleged the band copied parts of a relatively unknown song to create a guitar solo on their 1991 single “The Fly” has been dismissed. The suit, which was brought by English musician Paul Rose, claimed copyright infringement on his 1989 experimental instrumental song “Nae Slappin” after he sent a demo tape to UMG’s Island Records.More »

By on February 2, 2018

A lawsuit against U2 and Universal Music Group that alleged the band copied parts of a relatively unknown song to create a guitar solo on their 1991 single “The Fly” has been dismissed. The suit, which was brought by English musician Paul Rose, claimed copyright infringement on his 1989 experimental instrumental song “Nae Slappin” after he sent a demo tape to UMG’s Island Records. He alleged infringing similarities between a 13-second segment of “Nae Slappin” and a 12-second segment of “The Fly.” U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said that the segment of music in question was not “quantitatively significant” to the song, amounting to only 6 percent of the track. “The fragment appears only once near the beginning of the recording; it is not repeated,” she wrote. “It is one of multiple, at times seemingly random, guitar lines and styles strung together over the course of the composition.” “The Fly” appeared on U2’s 1991 album Achtung Baby. Copyright(c) 2018 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «