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Mariah Carey

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Mariah Carey wants song theft accusers to cover $186,000 in legal costs incurred responding to “frivolous” and “unsupported” claims public
Mariah Carey • 3 min read

Mariah Carey wants song theft accusers to cover $186,000 in legal costs incurred responding to “frivolous” and “unsupported” claims

Mariah Carey last month successfully defeated a song-theft lawsuit over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. The judge also sanctioned Carey’s accusers for making “frivolous” and “unsupported” claims, ordering them to pay the singer’s legal costs. Which, a new court filing says, came to $186,000…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Mariah Carey says ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ song-theft case based on “an unprotectable jumble” of musical elements public
Mariah Carey • 2 min read

Mariah Carey says ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ song-theft case based on “an unprotectable jumble” of musical elements

Mariah Carey is trying to get a song-theft lawsuit filed against her over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ dismissed. She argues that the only similarities between her hit and an earlier song of the same title are “commonplace words”, “Christmas tropes” and “unprotectable pitches and chords”…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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