court has ordered Carly Rae Jepsen and Owl City to pay more than $800,000 in damages for copyright infringement relating to their hit track Good Time.
Singer Allyson 'Ally' Burnett filed a lawsuit against Jepsen and Owl City's Adam Young, along with several publishing companies, in October 2012, citing the blatant use of her 'unique vocal motif'.
The Alabama-based songstress, who most notably co-wrote and sung the theme tune for MTV series The Seven, argued that the pair borrowed her 'catchy pop vibe that both draws people in and sticks in people's heads' directly from her 2010 release Ah, It's A Love Song.
As TMZ exclusively reports, the judge ruled in Burnett's favour on Thursday, ordering BMI - the company that collects the royalties from the top 10 song - to cough up $804,156 in compensation to the defendant.
While it's immediately apparent from comparing the two songs side by side that the only similarity they share is the warbling of 'Oh oh oh oh oh', the complaint stated that the defendants' 'extensive access to Love Song is sufficient to trigger the "inverse ration rule"'.
The rule in question only requires a 'reduced standard of proof of substantial similarity when a high degree of access is shown'.
Of course, this isn't the first lawsuit 28-year-old Carly has faced during her short career.
Lesson learned: BMI, the company that collects the royalties from the song, must now cough up $804,156 in compensation to the defendant after ruling in her favour
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Lesson learned: BMI, the company that collects the royalties from the song, must now cough up $804,156 in compensation to the defendant after ruling in her favour
In November 2012, the star was sued by Ukrainian singer Aza, who believed her song Hunky Santa was the inspiration behind Jepsen's Call Me Maybe.
The Canadian hitmaker, who co-wrote the tune as a folk song with Tavish Crowe, denied the claims and the case appears to have been dropped.
The star has yet to comment on the ruling as she throws herself into extensive rehearsals for Broadway's Cinderella.
why would carly have to pay if she didn't write the song?
She doesn't. Try reading beyond the title.
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As TMZ exclusively reports, the judge ruled in Burnett's favour on Thursday, ordering BMI - the company that collects the royalties from the top 10 song - to cough up $804,156 in compensation to the defendant.
