We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2022/03/katy-perry-dark-horse-verdict-overturned-ostinato-not-original 'Dark Horse': how a $2.8M verdict against Katy Perry was wiped out over an unoriginal ostinato https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2022/03/katy-perry-dark-horse-verdict-overturned-ostinato-not-original The Ninth Circuit has upheld the decision to throw out a jury's $2.8 million copyright verdict against Katy Perry, holding that the eight-note figure 'Dark Horse' shares with Flame's 'Joyful Noise' is built entirely from commonplace musical elements. The opinion is the clearest plain-English account yet of how courts separate a song's building blocks from what a songwriter can own. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightscopyrightkaty-perry