Drake and Chris Brown Face $5M Lawsuit Over 'No Guidance' Copyright Claims
Drake, Chris Brown, Sony Music, and YouTube are facing a $5 million copyright infringement and defamation lawsuit over the song "No Guidance." The legal action was initiated by Tykeiya Dore and Marc A. Stephens.
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Key details of the lawsuit:
- Dore claims Brown's "No Guidance" infringes on her copyrighted track "I Love It"
- Stephens submitted multiple copyright infringement notices to YouTube and Sony Music
- Brown's team denied the claims, stating they "lack merit" and arguing no substantial similarity exists between the songs
- YouTube suspended Stephens' account and refused to remove Brown's music video
- The lawsuit includes YouTube's parent companies, Alphabet Inc. and Google, for alleged defamation after calling Stephens' claims "fraudulent"
- The plaintiffs seek minimum damages of $5 million
The case includes evidence of copyright registrations, comparison videos, and email correspondence between the parties involved. The dispute remains ongoing as YouTube continues to deny the takedown requests.
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