Lana Del Rey was hit with a copyright lawsuit by a director named Lucas Bolaño, who claimed the singer and her team ignored his rights.
Del Rey released "Summertime Sadness" as a single off her sophomore album, "Born to Die," with an accompanying music video.
Bolano sued the singer in 2022, nine years after the music video came out; he claimed that several clips and audio from the music video came from his short film "Sky."
Aside from the clips, Bolano also claimed that Del Rey also used an audio clip from him; it was a voice that says "Remember, I will always love you, bye."
However, over a year after the lawsuit was filed, Del Rey and the director reportedly finally reached a settlement.
Lana Del Rey Copyright Lawsuit
According to reports, the settlement came a few weeks after a federal judge rejected the request to dismiss the case.
The lawsuit against the singer alleged that Del Rey pushed through with her music video with "blatant disregard" for Bolanos' intellectual property rights.
The lawsuit also nods to Del Rey's alleged attempts to distort the "stolen" clips, but Bolanos' lawyer stated that "these minor alterations do not make Defendants' copying any less apparent or egregious."
"Unfortunately, Plaintiffs have not seen a dime of these ill-gotten proceeds and have never even been credited for their work," elsewhere in the statement read.
Is Lana Del Rey the Victim?
On the other hand, Del Rey's legal team questions the director's decision to file a lawsuit against the "Snow on the Beach" singer nine years after the music video was released.
On top of that, several comments under Bolano's short film claim that he stole the clips from Del Rey's music video. A fan pointed out the similarities of the clips, saying that it looks like it came from Del Rey's music video.
"The undisputed facts demonstrate that plaintiffs had actual knowledge of the music video and Del Rey's use of their works no later than 2015," Del Rey's legal team said.
"Ignoring clear, indisputable, and specific notice, plaintiffs waited an additional seven years to bring this suit."
Details regarding the settlement were not disclosed, although it means that the messy copyright infringement case will now be shelved.
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