A Chicago-based singer Rebecca Francescatti sued Lady Gaga in 2011, claiming she ripped off her song “Juda.”
Lady Gaga is now fighting back and hoping Raymond IV (“Usher”) can help her win the plagiarism lawsuit. She filed documents this week that call upon Usher’s previous lawsuit in which he was sued for copyright infringement for his hit song, “Caught Up.”
The documents stated that “if the title lyrics of the two songs at issue are the same, and even if those lyrics are repeated in a chorus, they are not eligible for copyright protection if common phrases or words.”
In addition, the documents also argue that there is very little lyrical similarity between the two songs. “The only lyrical similarity that Francescatti alleges in this case is in the title character – the repeating of “Juda” in her song and “Judas” in Lady Gaga’s song (the expression of which in each work is entirely different, in all events)…As in Edwards, which found the lyrics “caught up” to be unoriginal, the lyric “Judas,” whether as a song title or lyric, is too common to be protectable.”
Lady Gaga is asking the court dismiss the lawsuit based on the order issued by the judge who presided over Usher’s legal battle. No decision has been made so far.
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