Issue No. 051 · Story 02 · September 9, 2026

Masicka Faces U.S. Copyright Suit Over Four Songs

Melissa Mais filed a Virginia federal lawsuit against dancehall artist Masicka, whose legal name is Javaun Nicholas Fearon, alleging that she wrote material connected to four of his songs and that her work was used without permission or compensation.

§The case was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia on August 25 under case number 1:26-cv-02818.
§The dispute concerns the songs Whites, Rich Sex, Mute, and Scope.
§The four tracks were removed from Masicka's official YouTube channel after an earlier copyright complaint.
§Masicka's team maintains that he wrote the songs and released them through proper channels.

THE TAKEAWAY

The case moves an authorship dispute from a platform takedown process into federal court. It separates the temporary removal of music online from the evidence needed to establish ownership, access, and infringement in litigation.

Source: Times Caribbean

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