CHICAGO (CN) - A photojournalist who claims that Elton John's song "Nikita" is a rip-off of the ballad he wrote for a Ukrainian waitress cannot sue, a federal judge ruled. Guy Hobbs sued Elton John ...

CHICAGO (CN) - A ballad written for a Ukrainian waitress cannot support copyright claims over the 1985 Elton John song "Nikita," the 7th Circuit ruled. In 1982, while working on a Russian cruise ship, ...

Elton John has fired back at a lawsuit claiming that he stole the lyrics for his 1985 hit 'Nikita'. Songwriter Guy Hobbs sued Elton John in April, charging that the legendary singer plagiarised lyrics ...

A federal appellate court dismissed an aspiring songwriter’s suit against Elton John and Bernie Taupin, claiming that they lifted their song “Nikita” from a song he wrote called “Natasha.” ...