{"id":10865,"date":"2023-03-27T15:05:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/?p=10865"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:05:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:05:13","slug":"dispute-comes-full-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lawyer.com\/index.php\/dispute-comes-full-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Dispute Comes Full Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Moments before trial was recently scheduled to take place, the parties associated in a songwriting copyright lawsuit reached a settlement.\u00a0 Austin Post, who is more recognized by his stage name, Post Malone, was sued in 2020 following a disagreement with Tyler Armes.\u00a0 Due to his apparent guitar chord contribution to the song \u201cCircles,\u201d Armes claimed that he should have been paid specific royalties.\u00a0 According to his argument, Armes contends that he was presented with the contract to receive five percent of the song\u2019s royalties, however, once he began negotiations to increase that percentage, the offer was rescinded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In response to the royalties conflict, Armes filed a lawsuit against Post Malone, producer Frank Dukes, and Universal Music Group.\u00a0 In addition to the request to receive the owed royalties, Armes also sought credit for co-writing and co-producing the song.\u00a0 Following the 2020 lawsuit filing, Post Malone initiated a claim of his own, asking a judge to rule <\/a>that Armes did not successfully satisfy a valid claim of copyright and did not maintain co-authorship of the song\u2019s lyrics or melody.\u00a0 The matter of originality weighed heavily in the case and was the ultimate factor in the plaintiff\u2019s failure to demonstrate his burden of proof.<\/p>\n

Apparently, Armes even admitted that his guitar melody contribution was not at the level of uniqueness necessary to assert a claim of copyright dispute.\u00a0 Based on Armes\u2019 alleged originality statement, the defendants filed a motion for summary judgment.\u00a0 Legal counsel for Armes, however, challenged that accusation and instead focused on Post Malone\u2019s allegedly drastic attempts to avoid testifying before a jury.\u00a0 While the terms of the settlement have not been made known to the public, it is evident that the parties arrived at a mutual understanding.\u00a0 This undisclosed settlement was reached just before Post Malone was set to testify as part of a four-day trial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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