3 Count: I Will Survive

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1: AI Companies Lose Bid to Dismiss Parts of Visual Artists’ Copyright Case

First off today, Blake Brittain at Reuters reports that artists have won a victory in one of the lawsuits filed against AI companies, as a judge has allowed copyright claims to proceed.

The lawsuit was filed against Stability AI, Midjourney, DeviantArt and Runway AI, alleging copyright infringement of artists’ works when training AI systems. The judge dismissed the trademark claims as well as other non-copyright claims, but he allowed the copyright claims to move forward.

The ruling does not address the specific arguments made by both parties. Rather, it allows those arguments to proceed toward a potential trial.

2: Pitbull’s ‘I Feel Good’ at Center of Copyright Infringement Lawsuit: ‘An Exact Copy’

Next up today, Bill Donahue at Billboard reports that the musician Pitbull is at the center of a copyright infringement lawsuit, this one over his 2021 hit I Feel Good.

The lawsuit was filed by All Surface Publishing. It doesn’t name Pitbull as a defendant but targets his label and other companies involved in the creation and distribution of I Feel Good.

According to the lawsuit, I Feel Good is a copy of a 2006 song, Samir’s Theme. The lawsuit highlights the melody, harmony, musical arrangement and other elements. They say that the defendants had access to the original work via DJ White Shadow, who is one of the defendants. They claim he received the track and indicated that he liked the song.

3: Gloria Gaynor Sues Ex-Producer Joel Diamond for $2M Over ‘I Will Survive’ Copyright Claims

Finally today, The Express Tribune reports that musician Gloria Gaynor has filed a lawsuit against her former producer, Joel Diamond, alleging that he falsely claimed copyright ownership in her biggest hit.

In 1978, Gaynor released the song I Will Survive, when went on to be her biggest hit. However, she alleges that Diamond falsely claimed ownership in the song, along with seven other tracks, despite never having written any of them. She claims that she was denied royalties due to this.

Gaynor is seeking $2 million in damages. Diamond, however, claims that the allegations are false and that a contract signed in 1983 grants him the rights he claimed.

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