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BTS copyright lawsuit over 'Swim' withdrawn in US

American songwriters Steve Cooper, John Sanders, and Greerlin Johnson, who had claimed BTS' song 'Swim' plagiarized their demo, withdrew their claims in a U.S. lawsuit on Thursday, November 4, according to Billboard and Yonhap reports. The attorneys for the plaintiffs submitted a request to dismiss the case entirely to the court. The lawsuit was filed in July and had been ongoing for about four months before its dismissal. The withdrawal of the suit clears BTS of plagiarism allegations and resolves the legal risk associated with the song, following a previous copyright lawsuit victory for the group.

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