Copyright lawsuit over Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” dismissed

A Manhattan federal judge has ruled that Childish Gambino's "This Is America" didn't infringe on the copyright of another song. In a decision issued Friday, Judge Victor Marrero dismissed the 2021 suit, which claimed the rapper's hit was “practically identical” to Kidd Wes' 2016 song “Made In America.”“A cursory comparison...