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Mariah Carey slammed with copyright infringement lawsuit over her iconic hit song ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You

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By Pelumi Emmanuel

Mariah Carey, an American singer and songwriter, has been faced with a copyright infringement complaint for her blockbuster song “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”

According to reports, Andy Stone filed the case, saying that he, too, has a song called “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and that his version was released in 1989, five years before Mariah Carey’s.

In his petition, he also stated that he recorded his version in Nashville and that the song charted on the Billboard charts during the Christmas season of 1993, complete with a music video.

Andy Stone says that he co-wrote the song in 1989 and has never given permission for it to be used in legal filings filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

According to reports, Andy Stone filed the case, saying that he, too, has a song called “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and that his version was released in 1989, five years before Mariah Carey’s.

In his petition, he also stated that he recorded his version in Nashville and that the song charted on the Billboard charts during the Christmas season of 1993, complete with a music video.

Andy Stone says that he co-wrote the song in 1989 and has never given permission for it to be used in legal filings filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

The album has gone on to become the best-selling US Christmas album of all time, selling more than fifteen million copies worldwide, while the song itself which is the cause of the lawsuit is recognized as one of the most famous Christmas hit songs ever.

The record went on to become the best-selling Christmas album in the United States, selling over fifteen million copies worldwide, and the song that is the subject of the lawsuit is considered one of the most famous Christmas hit songs of all time.

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