U2 Wins Dismissal Of New York Copyright Dispute Over Guitar Solo

Mealey's (January 31, 2018, 11:02 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A composer and musician’s allegation that the band U2 infringed his copyright during a guitar solo on the song “The Fly” is both “vague and sweeping,” a New York federal judge ruled Jan. 30 (Paul Rose v. Paul David Hewson, p/k/a Bono, et al., No. 17-1471, S.D. N.Y., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14840)....