Katy Perry Gets Appeal Win in ‘Dark Horse’ Copyright Case (1)

Katy Perry prevailed again over a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement in her song “Dark Horse,” after the Ninth Circuit said Thursday that a trial judge was right to set aside a jury verdict against the pop singer.

A three-judge panel ruled that the authors of the Christian hip-hop song “Joyful Noise” failed to provide legally sufficient evidence that Perry’s song was “extrinsically similar” to theirs with respect to musical features that are copyright protectable.

The ruling affirmed the decision by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to vacate the jury’s decision to award the plaintiffs $2.8 ...