Pop Singer Jessie J Prevails in Suit Alleging Her Hit Song ‘Domino’ Infringes

There was no evidence either that pop singer Jessie J’s hit song “Domino” was strikingly similar to a plaintiff’s song, or that any of the persons that collaborated on “Domino” had access to the plaintiff’s song and therefore the defendants were entitled to summary judgment on the plaintiff’s copyright infringement claim, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled (Loomis v. Cornish, 2013 BL 318637, C.D. Cal., 2:12-cv-05525-RSWL-JEM, 11/13/13).

The complaint alleged that the 2011 hit “Domino” infringed “Bright Red Chords,” which was written and copyrighted in 2008 and was included in CDs that the ...