If he’s sued Sheeran that’s ok by us !
He’s sued Ed Sheeran, Juice WRLD, and Travis Scott, and incited controversy by winning the infamous “Blurred Lines” case — but the attorney insists he’s the one in the right writes Rolling Stone
Here’s the introduction – if you aren’t aware of his background this is well worth a read
Without exception, there’s nobody music companies would like to hear from less than Richard Busch. And he’s rather pleased about that fact.
An attorney specializing in copyright infringement, Busch — head of entertainment at Nashville-based King & Ballow — makes his living accusing people of stealing. Most famously, he accused Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke of thieving elements of Marvin Gaye’s Got to Give It Up for their smash “Blurred Lines”; the duo were forced to pay $5.3 million in damages to Gaye’s family in 2018. Many in the music industry say the “Blurred Lines” decision ushered in a trigger-happy era of plagiarism accusations, but Busch argues that the case actually did songwriters a favor.
“The opposite is true. It will incentivize songwriters to create original work and not rely on others,” Busch tells me. “No one wants to go through what Pharrell, Robin and the Gaye family had to go through: almost five years of litigation, literally, to get the matter resolved — and the money that was spent.” (Not an insignificant chunk of which, it would be remiss not to note, ended up in Richard Busch’s pocket.)
Read more at. https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/richard-busch-music-blurred-lines-lawyer-1031126/
