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Miley Cyrus needs to lock up her flowers.
The lyrical similarities may be obvious, but are they illegal?
Wait, so is Bruno Mars suing Miley Cyrus?
No, not at all.
Mars is notablynotnamed as a plaintiff in the suit.
Instead, the suit comes from Tempo Music Investments, a group that buys up music rights.
The first two of those suits have settled.
What is this lawsuit about?
Miley Cyrus and her co-songwriters are being sued for copyright infringement of Bruno Marss When I Was Your Man.
Lyrics in her song, Flowers, are often interpreted as a response to Marss song.
And if it did …
When Flowers debuted,Billboardreported that Cyrus did not have sonic similarities to Marss song, only lyrical ones.
The new lawsuit claims that the two songs share melody, harmony, and chorus, perPeople.
How has Miley Cyrus responded?
Cyruss attorneys also claim that theres a fatal flaw with this lawsuit.
This post has been updated.
