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Musician Says Katy Perry's ‘Dark Horse’ Copyright Infringement Verdict Sets A 'Dangerous Precede

INDIO, CA - APRIL 14: Katy Perry performs onstage with Zedd at Coachella Stage during the 2019 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 14, 2019 in Indio, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella)

A recent California jury decision in a copyright infringement lawsuit has many in the music world worried.

The case found that the writers of Katy Perry’s 2013 hit “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J had copied a part of a

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