Carly Rae Jepsen Lawsuit: Singer and Owl City Adam Young Sued for Stealing 'Good Time'
Carly Rae Jepsen had a lawsuit slapped onto her by an unknown Alabama-based singer who claimed that she and Owl City's Adam Young stole parts of the song "Good Time" from her 2010 track "Ah, Its a Love Song."
The legal complaint filed by Allyson Nichole Burnett stated:
"Defendants' extensive access to 'Love Song' is sufficient to trigger the 'inverse ration rule,' whereby a reduced standard of proof of substantial similarity is required when a high degree of access is shown. However, the substantial similarity between the Original Motif and the Copied Motif... is striking under any standard of proof."
It's not uncommon that those who are successful become sued for money, and this might be just another one of those cases to get a few extra bucks.
Here are some reactions on the web:
"I don't think a songwriter like Adam would rip off of another songwriter. Geez, not every melody or tune can be perfectly different. Those two songs sound so different!" wrote JaniceS.
"Is she trying to gain some attention?" Susan1977 wrote.
What do you guys think? Do you think Jepsen and Young would really rip off of someone else's song?