Mariah Carey is Being Sued Over 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' 

Mariah Carey is Being Sued Over 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' - Find Out Why

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Mariah Carey is being sued over her most popular song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You”.

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Mariah and her co-songwriter Walter Afansieff are being sued over the track by Andy Stone.

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Who wrote another song called “All I Want For Christmas Is You”, which was famously performed by Vince Vance & the Valiants in 1989.

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The outlet says that Andy is claiming copyright infringement over the song title, which typically are not protected by copyright. There are currently 177 titles with the same name.

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Andy is saying that his song received extensive airplay during the 1993 holiday season, and is asking for $20 million in damages due to the same titles.

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This isn’t the first time Mariah has been sued.

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