A federal judge has dismissed a copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey concerning her popular holiday song 'All I Want for Christmas Is You.' Vince Vance, the country singer who claimed Carey copied his 1988 song, was deemed unable to prove that the two tracks were substantially similar. Musicologist Lawrence Ferrara testified that the songs shared common Christmas clichés found in numerous other tracks. The judge criticized Vance's conduct, ordering him to cover Carey's legal fees, citing unnecessary complexity and unsupported claims in the lawsuit.
Judge Monica Ramirez Almadani dismissed the copyright lawsuit against Mariah Carey, stating that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate substantial similarity between the two songs.
Experts testified that the songs merely shared common Christmas song clichés and not unique, protectable elements, weakening the claims brought forth by the plaintiff.
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