Songwriter Claims Travis Scott, SZA and Future Used Components of Her Music in Copyright Lawsuit

A songwriter has claimed that Travis Scott, SZA and Future used parts of her tune with out her permission.

In a copyright infringement criticism filed on Wednesday, Jan. 8, Victory Boyd, a Roc Nation-signed musician, claims the trio’s 2023 collaboration “Telekinesis” used facets of her 2019 monitor “Just like the Method It Sounds” with out her permission.

Additionally named within the lawsuit as defendants are Cactus Jack Data, LLC, Cactus Jack Publishing, LLC, Epic Data, Sony Music Leisure, Sony Music Publishing, luxurious watch model Audemars Piguet, and songwriters Jahmal Gwin, Jahaan Candy, Nima Jahnbin and Edgar Panford, in addition to a number of different John Does.

“Scott, SZA, Future and all defendants deliberately and willfully copied plaintiffs’ unique work, particularly plaintiff’s lyrics, once they commercially launched the infringing work,” the criticism reads.

The plaintiff claims that she shared “Just like the Method It Sounds” with Kanye West and recorded a model of the monitor named “Ultrasounds” with him that she believes was shared with Scott, although it was by no means launched.

Boyd claims that Scott “deliberately and willfully copied her tune” when he teamed up with Future and SZA to make “Telekinesis,” which was featured on his 2023 album Utopia.

Boyd allegedly by no means allowed their collaboration that includes parts of her unique work to be launched on Scott’s 2023 album Utopia.

Per the criticism, Boyd claims her music was left in a studio in Wyoming, the place Scott labored on the allegedly copied tune.

“Upon info and perception, Scott, SZA, and Future deliberately and willfully copied Plaintiff’s Authentic Work, particularly Plaintiff’s Lyrics and Melody, once they created the Infringing Work in Might of 2023,” the swimsuit reads.

In line with the criticism, Boyd claims she was credited as a songwriter, however did not know the monitor could be “copied and commercially launched” by Scott, Future and SZA.

Allegedly, she deliberate to launch her model of the tune with Roc Nation.

Boyd additionally claims that Audemars Piguet collaborated with the trio on an promoting marketing campaign, which featured “Telekinesis,” regardless that Boyd did not grant them permission to make use of her allegedly infringed work.

Boyd is asking that every one defendants named within the swimsuit “recall and destroy” all copies of music that stemmed from her unique work, in addition to cost in “an quantity to be decided at trial in precise damages and earnings, plus curiosity.”

She’s additionally searching for “a full and full accounting of all earnings obtained from their advertising, distribution, and nationwide tv broadcasting” of “Telekinesis.” 

Reps for Cactus Jack Data, LLC, Cactus Jack Publishing, LLC, Epic Data, Sony Music Leisure, Sony Music Publishing, luxurious model Audemars Piguet, and songwriters Jahmal Gwin, Jahaan Candy, Nima Jahnbin and Edgar Panford haven’t but replied to PEOPLE’s requests for remark.