Justin Bieber e Usher assolti dall’accusa di plagio per Somebody to Love

Justin Bieber e Usher sono stati assolti da un’accusa di plagio. Una buona notizia, finalmente, per il giovane artista, negli ultimi mesi al centro della cronaca soprattutto per problemi con la legge e scandali privati.

Devin Copeland e Mareio Overton avevano chiesto un risarcimento di ben 10 milioni di dollari a Bieber e Usher: al centro della disputa, il brano “Somebody To Love”. Secondo quanto sostenuto dai querelanti, il pezzo, contenuto nell’album My World 2.0, era troppo simile ad una loro canzone scritta due anni prima, nel 2008.

L’accusa di plagio, però, ieri è stata rigettata dal giudice Arenda Allen poiché le due canzoni non sono state ritenute così simili fra loro e gli elementi in comune non sono sufficienti per accogliere la richiesta di Copeland e Overton.

Almeno Bieber può tirare un sospiro di sollievo per questa (prima) accusa.

For you I’d write a symphony,
I’d tell the violin,
It’s time to sink or swim,
Watch them play for ya,
For you I’d be, (whoa oh)
Running a thousand miles,
Just to get to where you are.

Step to the beat of my heart,
I don’t need a whole lot,
But for you I admit I,
I’d rather give you the world,
Or we can share mine,
I know I won’t be the first one,
giving you all this attention,
Baby listen,
I just need somebody to love,
I don’t need too much, just somebody to love,
Somebody to love.
I don’t need nothing else,
I promise girl I swear,
I just need somebody to love.
I need somebody, I need somebody,
I need somebody, I need somebody

[Usher]
Every day,
I bring the sun around,
I sweep away the clouds,
Smile for me.
I would take,
Every second, every single time,
Spend it like my last dime.

Step to the beat of my heart,
I don’t need a whole lot,
But for you I admit I,
I’d rather give you the world,
Or we can share mine,
I know I won’t be the first one,
Givin’ you all this attention,
Baby listen,
I just need somebody to love,
I don’t need too much, just somebody to love,
Somebody to love.
I don’t need nothing else,
I promise girl I swear,
I just need somebody to love.
I need somebody, I need somebody,
I need somebody, I need somebody
Somebody to love.
I need somebody, I need somebody,
I need somebody, I need somebody
I just need somebody to love.

[Justin Bieber]
And you can have it all,
Anything you want,
I can bring; give you the finer things, yeah
[Usher]
But what I really want,
I can’t find cause,
Money can’t find me,
Somebody to love (oh, oh)
Find me somebody to love (whoah ohh)

I need somebody to love,
I don’t need too much, just somebody to love,
Somebody to love.
I don’t need nothing else,
I promise girl I swear,
I just need somebody to love.
I need somebody, I need somebody,
I need somebody, I need somebody
Somebody to love.
I need somebody, I need somebody,
I need somebody, I need somebody
I just need somebody to love.

I need somebody, I need somebody,
I need somebody, I need somebody
I need somebody to love.
To love, to love.
Is she out there? [x3]
I just need somebody to love.

Via | Gossip Cop