| Sims Sued
Barroso For Use of Endless Minds Song Now
Complains Of Social Media Disses
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC
- Guardian
UK - Honduras
- ESPN
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 9 – Andre Sims says his
song "Endless Minds" was
ripped off for "Focus" by
Justin Anthony Barroso and
Gabriella Wilson. And he has
sued.
On
December 17, U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Gregory H. Woods held a
proceeding. Inner City Press
covered it.
Sims
hired a musicologist who
"determined Endless Minds as
the melody for "Focus."
His lawyer says
there have been some
settlement discussions. Judge
Woods pushed deadlines back
for there to be more
settlement discussions.
On March 9, Judge
Woods held another proceeding.
Inner City Press called in to
cover it. It emerged that one
of the lawyers was
participating in telephone
proceedings in two unrelated
cases at once. Judge Woods
gave the floor to the less
distracted lawyer.
In the
docket are discovery
materials, which Inner City
Press doesn't mind but the
Court, it seems, does.
On April 1,
Judge Woods held another
proceeding in the case, on
complaints that "Barroso
repeatedly commented on this
case on social media. Not only
did Barroso comment on the
case on social media, he
disparaged the plaintiff and
counsel" - while not answering
discovery.
The case is
Sims v. Sony Music
Entertainment et al.,
20-cv-5322 (Woods)
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