Childish Gambino has scored a major legal victory after a federal appeals court rejected Kidd Wes’ latest attempt to sue him over “This Is America.” The rapper is accusing Gambino of copyright infringement for allegedly plagiarizing his 2016 song, “Made in America.” Wes previously lost his initial suit against Gambino in 2023 after failing to copyright the underlying musical composition of his original song.
Regardless, Judge Victor Marrero noted at the time that even if he had the proper copyright, he doesn’t feel Glover infringed on his song. “Even if [Kidd Wes] had a copyright registration for the composition … dismissal would be warranted here because the elements of [the] composition purportedly infringed upon are insufficiently original to warrant protection or because they are not substantially similar to the challenged Composition,” he said at the time.
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The legal victory comes after Gambino surprised fans with a new project, last week, in the way of Atavista. The project serves as a reissued version of his fourth studio album, 3.15.20. “ATAVISTA is streaming now,” he wrote on Twitter. “This album is the finished version of 3.15.20, the album i put out 4 years ago. there’s a special vinyl coming soon w/ visuals for each song. the all new childish gambino album comes out in the summer.” In addition to the album, he’ll also be embarking on The New World Tour later this year.
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Revisit Gambino’s politically charged video for “This Is America” above. In recent weeks, the song has been undergoing harsh retrospective reviews on social media. Be on the lookout for further updates on Childish Gambino on HotNewHipHop.
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