{
  "id": 18258101,
  "title": "US copyright lawsuit over BTS song 'Swim' dropped: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/us-copyright-lawsuit-over-bts-song-swim-dropped-report-18258101",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/k-pop/20261105/us-copyright-lawsuit-over-bts-song-swim-dropped-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. copyright lawsuit over BTS song \"Swim\" has been dropped, according to a report. Earlier, American songwriters Steve Cooper, Jon Sandler and Greylyn Johnson had accused Korean superband BTS of copying their own demo for the track. They filed a lawsuit in July, alleging substantial similarities between the two songs. The lawsuit named HYBE, HYBE America, BigHit Music and the credited writers of \"Swim\", including former OneRepublic member Ryan Tedder. Despite the allegations, BigHit Music dismissed the claims as \"one-sided\" and maintained their innocence. The lawsuit was withdrawn by the accusers in a court filing dated Wednesday, following four months of the initial filing. The defendants in the case were HYBE, HYBE America, BigHit Music and the song's credited writers, but BTS and its members were not listed as defendants.",
  "summary": "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who earlier claimed that Korean superband BTS' chart-topping song \"Swim\" was copied from their own demo have withdrawn their claims in a U.S. lawsuit, a report showed Thursday.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…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "BTS ‘Swim’ Copyright Lawsuit Dropped by Accusers Just Months After They Sued Over Hit Song",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/bts-swim-copyright-lawsuit-dropped-by-accusers-just-months-after-they",
        "published": "2026-11-04T20:04:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "U.S. copyright lawsuit over BTS song 'Swim' dropped: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/u-s-copyright-lawsuit-over-bts-song-swim-dropped-report",
        "published": "2026-11-05T05:09:31.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}