Overview

• U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla dismissed the lawsuit filed by L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer, citing a lack of substantial similarity between their songs and Dua Lipa's 'Levitating.'
• The court determined that the shared musical elements, such as a descending scale and rhythmic patterns, were generic and not eligible for copyright protection.
• The ruling referenced the 2023 Ed Sheeran case, which established that basic musical building blocks like scales and rhythms are not copyrightable.
• The plaintiffs plan to appeal the decision, arguing that the current legal framework disregards how audiences experience music.
• This marks the second copyright lawsuit Dua Lipa has won over 'Levitating,' though she still faces a separate case regarding the alleged unauthorized use of a talkbox recording in remixes.