The songwriting duo who accused Avril Lavigne of ripping off one of their songs has issued a public apology to the singer, saying she has been "exonerated" from the allegations.
Avril and songwriting partner Lukasz 'Dr. Luke' Gottwald were last year slapped with a lawsuit by the founders of rock group the Rubinoos, in which they claimed her hit song Girlfriend stole from their 1979 single I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend.
The copyright infringement case has now been settled, with the Rubinoos' Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer accepting that Avril and Dr Luke meant no harm.
In a statement released by Avril's record company, Nettwerk, on Tuesday (15 January), the Rubinoos say: "We are satisfied that any similarities between the two songs resulted from Avril and Luke's use of certain common and widely used lyrics.
"We therefore completely exonerate Avril and Luke from any wrongdoing of any kind in connection with the claims made by us in our lawsuit."
Details of the settlement have not been disclosed.
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