The publishers claim X never attempted to secure an individual license and that X cannot cite an example of a music publisher rejecting such a request.
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The Floyd Abrams Institute brief advances an argument that wasn't previously central in the case: that Drake consented to the allegedly defamatory statements, barring his lawsuit under established defamation law.