Mariah Carey is being sued for $20 million over alleged copyright infringement for her mega-hit holiday song 'All I Want for Christmas is You.'
Singer-songwriter Andy Stone, known artistically as Vince Vance and the Valiants, filed a civil lawsuit in the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday against Carey, song co-writer Walter Afanasieff and the Sony music group over alleged"copyright infringement and unjust enrichment" among other reasons, over a song he wrote with the same title five years before Carey's hit was released.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 15: Mariah Carey performs onstage during her"All I Want For Christmas Is You" tour at Madison Square Garden on December 15, 2019 in New York City. 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.
Though musically and lyrically different, the filing claims the defendants, Carey, Afansieff and Sony,"never sought or obtained permission" for the use of the title"All I Want for Christmas Is You," and that Stone never gave permission, consent or a license to use the title. The court document continues saying Stone's lawyers first reached out to Carey and the other defendants in April of 2021 in regard to"the unauthorized use of the song," and after"not being able to come to an agreement" about the usage, Stone personally requested to send a cease and desist and despite that Carey and the other defendants"continue to exploit" his work.
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