'Uptown Funk' Stole Sound From '80s Funk Hit, Suit Says

By Dorothy Atkins (September 13, 2017, 3:11 PM EDT) -- A family-owned music publishing house on Tuesday sued music producer Mark Ronson and a group of songwriters and music distributors, including Sony Entertainment, Spotify and Apple, claiming in New York federal court that the songwriters ripped off the 1980 funk hit "More Bounce to the Ounce" to create Bruno Mars' hit single "Uptown Funk."...

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