Katy Perry & Co-Defendants Owe $2.78 Million in 'Dark Horse' Lawsuit

Katy Perry was sued for copyright infringement over her song “Dark Horse” and a jury decided that she and her co-defendants had copied the song from Flame‘s “Joyful Noise.”

Now, Katy, producer Dr. Luke, record label Capitol Records, and others are on the hook for a combined $2.78 million in damages, according to THR.

The bulk of the money will come from Capitol Records and Katy owes just over half a million dollars. The money will go to songwriter Marcus Gray and his co-plaintiffs.

Katy‘s lawyers have filed a motion for the judge “to rule that no reasonable jury could find copyright infringement based on the evidence presented at trial,” which could eliminate the damages.