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Avril Lavigne Sued For Stealing A Song external link

Rate   Huffington Post | by The Huffington Post News Editors | Fri, Jul 6

Fri, Jul 6 Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that Lavigne and her co-writers lifted their 1979 song "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend," which was originally performed by new wave band The Rubinoos.

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