Rapper Future Evades Copyright Suit Over ‘When I Think About It’

The rapper Future convinced an Illinois federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging his hit “When I Think About It” infringed a similarly named song.

None of the elements that DaQuan Robinson, a Virginia hip-hop artist who performs as Gutta, claimed Future’s song shared with his 2017 song “When U Think About It” were protectable, the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled.

The decision by District Judge Martha M. Pacold noted that unprotectable elements can be protectable in combination. But she said the two songs only shared “small cosmetic similarities” that fell well short of making ...