{
  "id": 18620624,
  "title": "Flo Milli Wins Dismissal of Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘Never Lose Me’ Beat Sample",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/flo-milli-wins-dismissal-of-copyright-lawsuit-over-never-lose-me-beat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T01:55:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/pro/flo-milli-wins-never-lose-me-copyright-lawsuit-dismissal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A judge dismissed copyright claims against Flo Milli's 2023 hit \"Never Lose Me\" on Friday, November 6, as the man bringing the lawsuit was found not to technically own the beat sampled in the track. The lawsuit, brought by Shamar Deal, a Baltimore-based artist, was dismissed without any opportunity to amend. The case is not over, however, as Deal's attorney plans to appeal the decision.",
  "summary": "A judge ruled that the man who brought the claims did not technically own a beat sampled in the 2023 hit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}