Ice Spice was slapped with a copyright lawsuit over ‘In Ha Mood’ after a rapper alleged she ripped off his song.
Music copyright lawsuits aren’t anything new. From Led Zeppelin to Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, and Ed Sheeran,no pop star is off limitswhen it comes to other artists claiming musical ownership over their work.
Even Microsoft and OpenAIhave been suedover claims they “misused the work of nonfiction authors to train the artificial intelligence models.”
Ice Spice’s ‘In Ha Mood’ lies at the center of copyright lawsuit
A Brooklyn rapper named D. ChamberzsaidIce Spice directly lifted specific aspects of his song “In That Mood” for her own “In Ha Mood” track.
D. Chamberz’s attorneys alleged that Ice Spice’s ‘In Ha Mood’ is an irrefutable “forgery,” as told intheir official complaint. “Any proper comparative analysis of the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic structure, metrical placement, and narrative context will demonstrate that ‘In Ha Mood’ was copied.”
“The two songs clearly employ numerous noticeably similar composition elements and lyrics, which result in a sound and feel that are very much alike,” the complaint read.
Also named in the copyright infringement suit are Capitol Records, 10K Projects, Universal Music Group, and producer RiotUSA.
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