Lady Gaga Sued For
Allegedly Copying 'Judas'
August 05 2011 | Kara Warner
Relatively unknown Chicago-
based singer Rebecca
Francescatti has filed a lawsuit
against Lady Gaga for alleged
copyright infringement on her
hit single "Judas."
According to TMZ, Francescatti
claims that "Juda," a song she
recorded in 1999 with her band
Rebecca F. & the Memes, has
multiple similarities with Gaga's
track, chief among them the fact
that Francescatti's former bass
player Brian Gaynor is now
employed by a music company
that wrote 17 songs for Gaga's
Born This Way album.
NBC Chicago reported that
Gaynor was open with
Francescatti and admitted that
he was writing for and working
with Gaga.
Francescatti's lawyer, Chris Niro,
told TMZ that his client is seeking
proper recognition for her
original work.
"Though the songs are different
styles, the composition is the
same and the chorus is the same
melody," he told the site.
"[Rebecca] is seeking
recognition for what she
created."
By "recognition," Francescatti
means money she believes is
owed to her.
In the lawsuit, a copy of which
was obtained by the Huffington
Post, Francescatti names Gaga,
Interscope Records, Universal
Music Group, DJ White Shadow
and sound engineer Brian
Joseph Gaynor as participants in
creating the single "Judas," a
song that bears "a substantial
similarity" to "Juda" in that Gaga
allegedly "copied and
incorporated substantial,
original portions" of the work,
though it was previously
copyrighted and recorded with
Gaynor. Francescatti is
reportedly seeking a cut from
the profits "Judas" has earned.
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