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Mariah Carey is sued over 'All I Want for Christmas is You' song (The Washington Post)

Andy Stone, known as Vince Vance, filed a lawsuit against Carey on Friday in a New Orleans federal court.

But others say it has become overplayed and irritating, with one Texas bar last year banning the playing of the song before Dec. 1 and thereafter allowing it to be played only “one time a night.” Copyright does not generally extend to song titles alone, with dozens of registered entriesfor “All I Want for Christmas is You” at the U.S. Copyright Office as of Saturday.for “All I Want for Christmas is You” at the U.S. Copyright Office as of Saturday. The court documents describe Vance as a self-employed artist who in 1989 co-wrote a song titled “All I Want for Christmas is You” and recorded it in a studio in Nashville. It was later released and “receiving extensive airplay during the 1993 Christmas season … began making appearances on the Billboard Music Charts.”

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Mariah Carey sued over hit track 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' - CNN (CNN)

In a complaint filed in New Orleans federal court, Andy Stone is seeking at least $20 million in damages from Carey, her co-writer and Sony Music ...

Stone's lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for additional comment. It has also topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart every year since 2019, despite having been recorded a quarter century earlier. Spokespeople for Carey and Sony Music did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Mariah Carey being sued over holiday hit 'All I Want for Christmas Is ... (NBC News)

The lawsuit has been brought by Andy Stone, a songwriter from Mississippi who alleges he co-wrote a song with the same title five years earlier.

Carey’s version was released in 1994 as part of her “Merry Christmas” album. Stone, artistically known Vince Vance of the New Orleans country-pop band Vince Vance & the Valiants, co-wrote and recorded his version of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1989, according to the complaint. Sony and Afanasieff as well as representatives of Carey also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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Mariah Carey sued over mega-successful holiday earworm "All I ... (The A.V. Club)

Vince Vance alleges that Carey exploited the “popularity and unique style” of his 1989 song of the same name.

But Vince Vance’s assertion that Carey and Sony exploited his “popularity and unique style” to propel the latter version of “All I Want” up the charts just seems absurd. That being said: It’s damn hard to remember the last time a legal claim of this type got a bigger, more bemused “Yeah, really?” from us on initial read. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is, hands down, one of the most successful holiday songs of all time.

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Mariah Carey sued over copyright on mega-hit "All I Want for ... (CBS News)

The pop star is being sued for $20 million over copyright infringement for her mega-Christmas hit "All I Want for Christmas is You."

Carey's song has become a staple in the holiday tradition and amassed global infamy since its release in 1994 on Carey's "Merry Christmas" album. So far, Carey has not responded to the lawsuit. Stone, who co-wrote and recorded the song in Nashville in 1989, claims his version of the song received "extensive airplay" during the 1993 Christmas season and even began making appearances on the Billboard music charts.

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Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas' targeted in new copyright ... (USA TODAY)

The lawsuit alleges that in 1989 Vince Vance co-wrote an earlier song with the same title and theme before Mariah Carey released her song in 1994.

I say that humbly because Christmas music is something that's really special to me," Carey said at the time. Stone holds a copyright certificate for the song which was obtained in 1988, according to copyright records. Stone's "All I Want For Christmas" was released several years before Carey's hit, but has different lyrics and melodies.

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Mariah Carey sued over 'All I Want for Christmas is You' (INSIDER)

The songwriter, Andy Stone, says he released a song by the same name five years earlier. Song titles are typically not protected by copyright laws. Sign up for ...

Stone's lawsuit did not allege any other similarities between his and Carey's songs beyond the titles. He also accused Carey and Sony Music Entertainment of "knowingly, willfully, and intentionally" infringing upon his work. - A songwriter is suing Mariah Carey for copyright infringement over "All I Want for Christmas is You."

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Mariah Carey being sued for $20m over All I Want for Christmas Is You (The Guardian)

Songwriter Andy Stone claims he co-wrote hit in 1989 and has never given permission for it to be used.

They allege the defendants also committed “acts of unjust enrichment by the unauthorised appropriation of plaintiff’s work and the goodwill associated therewith”. Carey released the song in 1994 as part of her album Merry Christmas and it has gone on to be recognised as one of the most well-known festive hits. Mariah Carey is being sued for $20m (£16m) for alleged copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want for Christmas Is You.

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Mariah Carey sued over hit song 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' (WIFR)

One of the biggest stars in the music industry is facing a copyright infringement lawuit over her huge Christmas hit.

Carey’s Christmas classic was cowritten and coproduced by the singer herself and Walter Afanasieff in 1994. Vance, whose real name is Andy Stone, filed his lawsuit Friday in New Orleans federal court. (CNN) - Singer Mariah Carey is facing a $20 million copyright infringement lawsuit over her massive hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

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