US copyright lawsuit over BTS song 'Swim' dropped: report
American songwriters who earlier claimed that Korean superband BTS' chart-topping song "Swim" was copied from their own demo have withdrawn their claims in a U.S. lawsuit, a report showed Thursday. The attorneys for the accusers, who are three little-known songwriters, requested the judge to dismiss the lawsuit in its entirety in a court filing dated Wednesday (U.S. time), according to the…
American songwriters who previously accused BTS's hit song "Swim" of being copied from their own demo have dropped their claims in a U.S. lawsuit, according to a report. The attorneys for the accusers, three relatively unknown songwriters, requested the judge to dismiss the entire lawsuit in a court filing dated Wednesday (U.S. time), reported Billboard.
This development follows the initial filing by the songwriters - Steve Cooper, Jon Sandler, and Greylyn Johnson - in July, who alleged that "Swim" shares substantial similarities with their own song of the same name. The plaintiffs, along with HYBE, HYBE America, and BigHit Music, named former OneRepublic member Ryan Tedder as one of the songwriters on the track.
While BTS and its members were not listed as defendants, RM is credited as a songwriter on the track. HYBE is the parent company of BigHit Music, and HYBE America serves as the American unit of HYBE. In response to the allegations, BigHit Music dismissed them as "one-sided" claims, maintaining that "Swim" is an original composition.
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