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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Tyler Perry Faces Copyright Infringement Charges

February 4, 2010

A songwriter filed a lawsuit against Tyler Perry, claiming that a Gospel song was used on the show titled “Meet the Browns” without asking for his permission.

In a lawsuit that was filed in Los Angeles federal court by Johnny Tyrone Stringfield, it was alleged that lyrics from his song were sang by the show’s characters in an episode that was aired in 2009.

According to Stringfield, those lyrics were taken from his song titled “I Got Away,” which he copyrighted in 2008.

He is asking for over $100,000 from Perry and the companies behind the show.

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