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Miley Cyrus’ Bid to Dismiss ‘Flowers’ Lawsuit Challenged by Judge

Miley Cyrus’ bid to dismiss ‘Flowers’ copyright infringement lawsuit got pushback from a judge who sided with the partial owner of a Bruno Mars song.

A federal judge appears poised to take a wrecking ball to Miley Cyrus ’ motion to dismiss the copyright infringement lawsuit filed over her Grammy-winning hit “Flowers.” “Writers, publishers, and record labels frequently own fractional shares of songs, and it’s important that they be able to enforce those rights — especially in cases where their co-owners may be unwilling or unable to join an infringement claim. I suspect that’s the reason why many of Cyrus’ co-defendants, including Sony Music Publishing, chose not to join her motion and instead filed an answer,” Aaron Moss, a copyright lawyer at Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles, says.

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