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‘Uptown Funk' Infringement Suit Against Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson Dismissed
18 April 2018
Pryor Cashman LLP
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On April 12, 2018, the lawsuit brought against pop superstar
Bruno Mars and producer Mark Ronson and others by the band Collage,
which claimed the duo's Grammy-winning hit "Uptown
Funk" infringed its 1983 track "Young Girls" was
voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiffs.
Speaking to Law360, Partner Ilene Farkas, who represented Mars and
Ronson, explained there was no financial component to the
stipulated dismissal. Under the agreement, all parties will bear
their own costs, attorneys' fees and expenses.
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