George Harrison was sued for plagiarizing what band?

George Harrison was sued for allegedly plagiarizing The Chiffons’ song “He’s So Fine.” The dispute centered on Harrison’s 1970 solo hit “My Sweet Lord,” whose melody was judged substantially similar to the earlier song.

Bright Tunes Music Corporation, which owned the publishing rights to “He’s So Fine,” filed suit in 1971. Harrison maintained that he had not deliberately copied the song, but a U.S. court later found that he had committed “subconscious plagiarism”—meaning the copying was treated as unintentional rather than a deliberate theft.

The case became one of the best-known copyright disputes in popular music. “He’s So Fine” was written by Ronnie Mack and became a major 1963 hit for The Chiffons. Harrison later addressed the experience in “This Song,” released in 1976, while The Chiffons recorded their own version of “My Sweet Lord” in 1975.