2nd Circuit Affirms: Prior Suit Dooms New Copyright Claims Against Prince

Mealey's (January 11, 2021, 11:42 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A lawsuit alleging that “Girl 6,” a song by the late artist Prince, which was dismissed in March 2017, precludes a lawsuit filed in February 2019 by the same plaintiff against some of the same defendants, and involving the same musical works, the Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28....