Withers Estate Sues Capitol Records Over Olivia Dean Copyright Claims
Mattie Music Group, the publisher of Bill Withers’ catalog, filed a federal copyright lawsuit in Los Angeles against Olivia Dean’s label and publishers. The suit alleges that Dean’s 2025 track 'I've Seen It' copies the 1980 hit 'Just the Two of Us.' The complaint targets Capitol Records, Universal Music Group, and Sony Music Publishing, but does not name Dean or her co-writers. A hired musicologist claims the songs share substantial melodic similarities. The defendants were notified in August but continued distributing the song without changing credits.
