After submitting a song called “Stronger” to Kanye West’s manager, John Monopoly, a songwriter from Virginia named Vincent Peters accused Kanye West of using his lyrics for the smash hit “Stronger.” Peters first filed a lawsuit against Kanye in 2010, but a federal judge dismissed the charges a year later after insisting that the songs weren’t lyrically similar enough to press charges against West. This feud led Kanye to declare that he stole the lyrics from the 19^th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche after Peters appealed the ruling. Peters and his attorney believe that both songs citing Nietzsche’s famous quote, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger,” and referencing Kate Moss is not a coincidence.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kanye’s attorneys recently filed a full brief stating that the “Plaintiff Cannot Claim Ownership of the Name 'Kate Moss.’ The brief continued quoting that “with the exception of one lyrical similarity (a reference to the 'Supermodel' Kate Moss, which is not copyrightable), the remaining alleged similarities all concededly derive from a century-old maxim by Friedrich Nietzsche, a maxim that, as the district court found, 'enjoyed a robust existence in the public domain.’ ” Furthermore, Kanye’s defense also stated in the brief that Peters was attempting to promote his album by issuing the lawsuit saying that Peter’s accusation “appeared to coincide with his attempts to publicize his new album.”