Madonna won a landmark copyright case In 2016.
In 2012, a company called VMG Salsoul, LLC claimed a tiny part of her 1990 mega hit single ‘Vogue’ mirrored that of their 80s song ‘Love Break’.
They alleged that the song’s co-writer and producer Shep Pettibone – who has also worked with the likes of the late George Michael and Sir Elton John in the past – pinched an unlicensed horn hit from their popular track and they felt they were owned rights to Madonna’s song.
However, the horns were just 23 seconds long and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided to it was too short to take action.
Madonna’s Vogue victory win
