Miley Cyrus' bid for dismissal in Bruno Mars copyright lawsuit 'likely' to be denied by judge: report
March 15, 2025 – Media MentionDan Stone, entertainment litigation partner, shared his insights with Fox Business on Miley Cyrus' bid for a dismissal in the Bruno Mars copyright lawsuit.
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Dan Stone, a Partner in Greenberg Glusker's Litigation Group, told Fox Business that copyright lawsuits are "very common" but they rarely involve celebrities. He said that Cyrus was named as a defendant because she was one of "Flowers" co-writers.
Stone also weighed in on whether Cyrus will face difficulties in proving that she and her co-writers did not plagiarize "When I Was Your Man."
"The plaintiff will have to prove that "Flowers" infringed the copyright for the musical composition ‘When I Was Your Man,’" he said. "If the parties don’t settle before trial, a trial would likely include testimony about how Miley and her co-writers wrote 'Flowers.'"
"Both sides would typically offer expert testimony from trained musicologists about whether ‘Flowers’ and ‘When I Was Your Man’ are substantially similar songs, including a comparison of the sheet music and lyrics," he explained.
