As a dedicated fan, I’m sharing that Victory Boyd, an artist under Roc Nation, is taking legal action against Travis Scott, SZA, and Future. She claims they unlawfully used her copyrighted and registered song “Like The Way It Sounds” in their collaboration for the album UTOPIA titled “TELEKINESIS.
According to documents acquired by Music Business Worldwide, Boyd alleges that she wrote the lyrics for “Like The Way It Sounds” in November 2019, created a demo of the song, and sent a voice note of the track to Ye. She claims that he intended to release a song based on her demo, initially titled “Future Bounce,” but later renamed to “Future Sounds” and “Ultrasounds.” However, Ye (not listed as a defendant) did not end up releasing this track when he dropped DONDA in 2021. Boyd further states that she intended to complete her original work and commercially release it through her recording agreement with RocNation.
According to Boyd, it’s claimed that Scott obtained the song in a Wyoming recording studio when Kanye West played it for him. This song allegedly served as the foundation for “TELEKINESIS.” Furthermore, she contends that the track UTOPIA closely resembles her song in terms of significant, distinctive, and original aspects, such as lyrics like “I can see the future is looking like we level through the sky, I can’t wait to live in glory in eternal lasting life, won’t you take the wheel and I recline and I sit still – might as well turn up now” and other musical elements. Despite being credited as a co-writer on the song’s metadata, she was unaware that her song had been commercially released. Additionally, she argues that the 8% writing credit offered to her is inadequate given the extent of the alleged infringement.
Beyond filing a lawsuit against the artists, Cactus Jack, Epic Records, and Sony Music Entertainment, Boyd also implicated Audemars Piguet, a business partner of La Flame, for utilizing the song in an advertising campaign without her approval. She claims that the luxury watch brand was cognizant of the fact that the infringing work was a replica of her original creation.
Boyd aims to obtain both a temporary and permanent order that prohibits further utilization of the song, arguing that significant and unrecoverable harm would ensue if the Defendants are allowed to persist in their infringement of the Original Work until this case is settled. Additionally, she has requested for a jury trial.
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2025-01-10 07:25