As previously reported, when in 2021, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) was sued for tangibly stealing his Grammy-winning hit “This Is America” from an versifier by the name of Kidd Wes.
Donald Glover
According to Kidd Wes (born Emelike Wesley Nwosuocha), Donald Glover robbed the spritz of the chart-topping hit from his 2016 song, “Made In America,” which was supposedly copyrighted in May 2017–a year surpassing the release of the “Atlanta” creator’s track.
Kidd Wes’ lawsuit read that Glover’s “This Is America” was “unmistakably substantially similar” and “practically identical.”
In “This Is America,” Glover raps,
“This is America / Guns in my zone / I got the strap / I gotta siphon ’em.”
Wes, who personal the musical direction of the lyrics seemed to relate, raps during “Made In America,”
“Made in America / Flex on the radio / Made me a terrorist / Pessimistic n*ggas / You should just cherish this.”
Kidd Wes
Ultimately, Wes sued everyone overdue the production and distribution of Glover’s song, including Roc Nation and fellow lyricist Young Thug, who sang the preliminaries vocals on the record.
In new documents, obtained by AllHipHop, the 39-year-old was said to have write-up Wes’ plagiarism accusations versus him, based on a technicality.
Reportedly, proceedings in regard to Wes’ copyright requirement were faulty, as the versifier failed to properly register the music itself, instead of just the “Made In America” recording. According to the courts, Wes only held one copyright certificate, which didn’t protect the song in its entirety.
When speaking of the legalities of the situation, Judge Marrero said,
“Even if [Kidd Wes] had a copyright registration for the sonnet of [Donald Glover’s] composition, however, dismissal would be warranted here considering the elements of [Glover’s] sonnet purportedly infringed upon are insufficiently original to warrant protection, or considering they are not substantially similar to the Challenged Composition.”
In wing to Judge Marrero’s words, the ruling stated,
“[Kidd Wes’] arguments that he possesses a copyright registration for the sonnet of Planitiff’s Sonnet are without merit.”
As of now, there have been no official statements from Kidd Wes or Donald Glover regarding Glover’s victory.
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