Justin Timberlake sued by Cirque du Soleil Above Punch Song

Cirque du Soleil is not accomplishing flips over Justin Timberlake’s hit song “Don’t Hold the Wall.”

The Canadian affected achievement aggregation
on Thursday sued the superstar accompanist with allegations that the song affected allotment of one of Cirque du Soleil’s aboriginal compositions after permission.

Timberlake’s song appeared on his 2013 bifold anthology “20/20,” which has awash added than two actor copies.

The accusation filed in federal cloister in New York claimed Timberlake adopted from the song “Steel Dream,” which was originally on Cirque du Soleil’s 1997 album, “QUID AM.”

The clothing seeks a minimum of $800,000 in amercement for absorb infringement.

In accession to Timberlake, the accusation aswell called a part of the defendants the ambassador Timberland – absolute name Timothy Mosley – who helped address the song, and Sony Music Entertainment (6758.T), which appear the album.

Representatives for the defendants did not anon acknowledge to requests for animadversion on Thursday.

Copyright contravention lawsuits are almost accepted in the music world. In one high-profile case endure year, the acreage of body accompanist Marvin Gaye won a $7.4 actor board adjudication adjoin Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams over their hit individual “Blurred Lines.”