Hirose Enterprises, LLC v. John Holiday
Summary
Hirose Enterprises and music publishers W Chappell Music and Sony Music Publishing sued John Holiday and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter over copyright infringement in a federal lawsuit filed in the Central District of California. The case centers on alleged unauthorized use of a copyrighted musical work, with Parkwood Entertainment also named as a defendant.
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Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 1P · 1D · 1N (5 articles)
Latest ruling: neutral (2026-09-02)
Press coverage and the latest court ruling tell the same story.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
2 plaintiff-favorable · 1 defendant-favorable · 2 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 1 plaintiff · 1 defendant · 1 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Beyonce being sued for alleged copyright infringement over song Alien Superstar, Entertainment NewsAsiaOne · 2026-08-12
- Beyonce sued over allegedly unauthorized sample on hit Renaissance albumDaily Mail · 2026-08-11
- Beyonce in court again over song "Alien Superstar"vijesti.me · 2026-08-12
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- The Hayes Law Firm, APLCDaShawn Hayes
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:26-cv-08851
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Filed
- 2026-08-10
- Last filing
- 2026-08-19
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
W Chappell Music Corp., dba WC Music Corp. Sony Music Publishing (US), LLC Sony Music Entertainment Parkwood Entertainment, LLC Beyonce Knowles-Carter John Holiday Shuji Hirose Hirose Enterprises, LLC
Docket entries
- #342026-09-02
Order; Declaration of Laura R. Washington; Proposed Order
- 2026-08-31
Text Only Scheduling Notice
- #322026-08-27
Transferring Case (Related Case)(CV-34)
- #312026-08-25
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #302026-08-25
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #292026-08-24
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #282026-08-24
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #272026-08-19
Order
- #262026-08-19
Summons Issued
- #252026-08-19
Summons Issued
- #242026-08-19
Summons Issued
- #232026-08-19
Summons Issued
- #222026-08-19
Summons Issued
- #212026-08-19
Summons Issued
- #202026-08-18
Summons Request
- #192026-08-18
Summons Request
- #182026-08-18
Summons Request
- #172026-08-18
Summons Request
- #162026-08-18
Summons Request
- 2026-08-16
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