Travis Scott, SZA, & Future Face Copyright Lawsuit Over 'TELEKINESIS'
Travis Scott, SZA, and Future Face Copyright Lawsuit Over ‘TELEKINESIS’
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Victory Boyd, a Roc Nation-signed artist, is taking legal action against Travis Scott, SZA, and Future, accusing them of copying her 2019 song “Like The Way It Sounds” for their UTOPIA collaboration, “TELEKINESIS.”
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Boyd claims that she wrote and published a demo of the song in November 2019, and shared it with Kanye West through a voice note. She says West had plans to release a track based on her demo, which was initially titled “Future Bounce” before being renamed “Future Sounds” and “Ultrasounds.” However, when West released Donda in 2021, the track was not included. Boyd had hoped to finish the song and commercially release it under her Roc Nation agreement.
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The lawsuit alleges that Travis Scott heard the demo when West played it for him in a Wyoming recording studio, using it as inspiration for “TELEKINESIS.” Boyd accuses the UTOPIA track of copying key elements of her song, including the lyrics: “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.” Though Boyd was credited as a co-writer in the song’s metadata, she claims she was unaware of the commercial release. She also argues that the 8% writing credit offered to her is not enough, given the extent of the alleged infringement.
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In addition to suing Scott, SZA, and Future, Boyd has also named Cactus Jack, Epic Records, and Sony Music Entertainment as defendants. She also accuses luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet of using the song in an ad campaign without her permission, despite her previous objections. Boyd says the brand knew the song was a copy of her original work.
Boyd is seeking both a preliminary and permanent injunction to stop further use of the song, as she claims the infringement is causing “substantial and irreparable injury.” She is requesting a jury trial for the case.
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