singers justin bieber and usher ( r ) pose together after performing on nbc 's ' ' today ' ' show in new york in this november 23 , 2011 , file photo .
among the other defendants were on the jury , would you nail the biebs ?
a guy named devin copeland , known as de rico , and his songwriting partner mareio overton claim the famous pair ripped off their 2008 song by the same name .
bieber and usher songs as wholes , we conclude that their choruses are on the hot seat again for their song , " somebody to love , " because some pretty powerful judges just ruled ... the duo may have ripped off another artist .
the plaintiffs claimed that three versions of the song " somebody to love " recorded by bieber , usher or both shared the beat pattern , time signature , and similar at all and booted them out of court in 2014 .
but a federal appeals court just ruled , the first judge was way off base , concluding , the bieber usher hook have an " almost identical rhythm and strikingly similar melody . "
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circuit court of appeals in richmond revived a may 2013 lawsuit by devin copeland , an r&b ; singer known as de rico , and his songwriting partner mareio overton , saying a lower court judge was wrong to dismiss it .