Labels, Publishers Waive Response To Petition Over Songs’ Substantial Similarity

Mealey's ( March 31, 2022, 1:56 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.  — A group of record labels and music publishers filed a notice of waiver in the U.S. Supreme Court on March 28, opting to not respond to a petition for certiorari in which a copyright holder, which sued over alleged infringement by the song “You Raise Me Up,” asks the high court to consider the proper standard for determining substantial similarity between two musical works....