In 2023, a California federal judge dismissed the copyright infringement lawsuit that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name The case will be ...
A federal appeals court has revived a copyright infringement lawsuit against Sam Smith and Normani that claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing with a Stranger” ripped off a 2015 song of an identical ...
On April 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals revived the copyright infringement case filed by Sound and Color, LLC against Sam Smith, Normani, and related parties (collectively, “Defendants”) ...
Ninth Circuit reverses summary judgment in favor of pop singer Sam Smith in music copyright dispute, holding in unpublished opinion that hook in plaintiff’s song may be protectable as unique selection ...
Sam Smith and Normani's dismissed "Dancing With a Stranger" copyright lawsuit has been revived by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images The copyright ...