SAN FRANCISCO—The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Friday refused to revive a copyright suit against the Black Eyed Peas. But the court rejected the band’s bid for Rule 11 sanctions against Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone and another law firm in a brief, unpublished opinion.
Musician Bryan Pringle alleged that the group’s 2009 hit “I Gotta Feeling” infringed a song called “Take a Dive” that he recorded some 15 years ago, and that the band even sampled his guitar playing. But Pringle wasn’t able to produce much evidence, and the band’s attorneys complained he threw away hard drives that could have substantiated his claim.
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