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Mariah Carey Wants ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Copyright Lawsuit Snuffed

Mariah Carey asks court to decide "All I Want for Christmas Is You" copyright infringement battle in her favor without a trial

In a new motion for summary judgment filed Monday, the singer says her expert’s evaluation of her 1994 yuletide anthem found that it shares no “substantial similarity” with any protectable elements of the 1988 song of the same title written by co-plaintiffs Andy Stone, a country musician known as Vince Vance, and his co-writer Troy Powers. Stone and Powers allege Carey’s song copies their work with its use of a female narrator who rejects “unwanted seasonal material goods” in favor of a “beloved” partner. When Stone first filed his lawsuit in 2022,one expert said it could face an uphill battle considering there are at least 177 copyrighted works, many of them songs, with the title “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Deadline reported.

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