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A magistrate judge has released a report recommending that a suit against Justin Bieber and Usher be dismissed.<\/p>\n

The suit claims that the two committed copyright infringement in their hit song, \u2018Somebody to Love.\u2019<\/p>\n

The song is part of Bieber\u2019s 2010 album \u2018My World 2.0.\u2019<\/p>\n

The suit was brought by Devin Copeland. Initially, it was dismissed by the courts but was allowed to move forward when appeals court judges listened to the song and decided that the choruses were similar.<\/p>\n

The magistrate judge Douglas Millers says that Copeland failed to show that the defendants had access to his work before creating \u2018Somebody to Love.\u2019<\/p>\n

He [Copeland] has also been unable to show where the similarities between the two works are.<\/p>\n

Copeland said that his work, which also titled \u2018Somebody to Love,\u2019 was played on various showcases and also in the hands of some music executives.<\/p>\n

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By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A magistrate judge has released a report recommending that a suit against Justin Bieber and Usher be dismissed. The suit claims that the two committed copyright infringement in their hit song, \u2018Somebody to Love.\u2019 The song is part of Bieber\u2019s 2010 album \u2018My World 2.0.\u2019 The suit was brought by Devin Copeland. Initially, it was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":268998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[137],"tags":[4828,13667],"yoast_head":"\nUS judge recommends dismissal of suit against Bieber, Usher - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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