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Katy Perry Lawsuit and my “Upgraded 2.0” Amended Complaint
It’s been over 6 months since this started with seeing Katy Perry Smile lyrics for the first time, and seeing the similarities to my song Upgraded 2.0. I just recently filed my “Upgrade 2.0”, Amended Complaint in my lawsuit with Katy Perry. It’s been...![Update: Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Katy Perry](https://i0.wp.com/micheleronk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/IMG_1890-1.jpeg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Update: Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Katy Perry
Never thought I’d be in a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit against Katy Perry, and I actually cried when I made the choice that it must be done, because I loved her. Here’s some pictures of my Dream Book I created almost twelve years ago. That’s the Katy...![Copyright Law and Infringement Protection](https://i0.wp.com/micheleronk.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/IMG_4956.jpeg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Copyright Law and Infringement Protection
When this all started, when I discovered my song looked to have been copied, and started digging into copyright law and copyright infringement, I wanted to share with you guys…
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Katy Perry Smile Lyrics have 12+ Similarities to My Song! Filing a Lawsuit!
So, my lawyer wrote and sent a Cease and Desist letter to Katy Perry’s team regarding the substantial similarities between Katy Perry Smile lyrics and my song Upgraded 2.0, and we got a response from her lawyer within a few hours…
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Katy Perry’s song “Smile” vs Mine “Upgraded 2.0”
It’s not a coincidence that Smile copied 6 pieces of my song’s story, with same key lyrics 3 of the times and the rest of the 6 key parts taken from, just changing synonyms and rephrasing. That’s plagiarism!