Famous Musicians Who Allegedly Stole Their Number One Hits

Stolen From The Isley Brothers

At the end of the blatant plagiarism lawsuit, Bolton paid The Isley Brothers about $5.4 million in fines for the copyright faux pas. He continued to argue that he did not violate the law and even appealed his case all the way up to the Supreme Court, but ultimately, had to make the payments. His appeal was quickly denied and the singer never made quite the comeback he needed.

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