Mariah Carey Christmas

A country songwriter who said the Mariah Carey hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ripped off his own song of the same name in ending his lawsuit against ...

Andy Stone, who performs as Vince Vance, dismissed his lawsuit against Mariah Carey on Tuesday.

Stone's lawyers allege in the documents that they initially reached out to Carey and the other defendants in April 2021 over the "unauthorized" use of the song. Stone filed a civil lawsuit against Carey, 52, co-writer Walter Afanasieff and Sony Music Entertainment in June, claiming that they "never sought or obtained permission" to use the song title "All I Want for Christmas Is You." Stone filed to dismiss the case without prejudice, which means it can be brought again, according to the documents.

A lawsuit claiming Mariah Carey stole 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from a Mississippi artist has been dismissed; the man was seeking $20 million for ...

He also argued that the co-songwriters were aware of Stone’s 1989 track because it had “extensive airplay” during the 1993 Christmas season. Stone was seeking damages of no less than $20 million for alleged copyright infringement pertaining solely to the song’s matching titles, according to a report by [All I Want For Christmas Is You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HWHd0EYJA)’ under the moniker Vince Vance And The Valiants in 1989.

A songwriter who accused Mariah Carey of stealing 'All I Want for Christmas is You' from his own song of the same name has dropped his lawsuit.

Words and short phrases are not protectable under copyright law, and there are dozens of other songs with that same title.” However, the door will be left open for Vince to refile the lawsuit at a later date. Experts had previously insisted it would be tough for Vince to win his case as the songs had very few similarities, other than an identical name and a single lyric.

He accused Carey and her co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, of creating a “derivative” version of his song without permission when they set about making the 1994 ...

He also claimed that Carey and her co-writer would’ve been aware of Stone’s song because it received “extensive airplay” during the 1993 Christmas season. Fittingly, November 1 is the date which corners of the internet and Carey herself have deemed the official start of ‘All I Want for Christmas’ season. He accused Carey and her co-writer, Walter Afanasieff, of creating a “derivative” version of his song without permission when they set about making the 1994 song.

By Merlyn Thomas · Singer Mariah Carey is no longer being sued for copyright infringement over her hit song All I Want for Christmas is You, after country singer ...

In a recent memoir, Ms Carey admitted to composing "most of the song on a cheap little Casio keyboard". Since appearing on the album Merry Christmas in 1994, the song has topped the charts in several countries and by 2017 had reportedly earned Ms Carey more than $60m (£48m) in royalties. It is not unusual for different songs to have the same name, and the United States Copyright Office lists 177 entries on its website under the title All I Want for Christmas is You.