STOCKHOLM (UPDATED) - The British High Court of Justice will decide whether or not Roxette's 1994 hit "Sleeping In My Car" is plagiarism. Swedish songwriter Stephan Malmstedt living in London says that SIMC is a copy of his song "Jenny and I" which was sent to EMI on a demo cassette. Niklas Strömstedt, Per's close friend, also received a copy of the cassette".

  Malmstedt started his fight against Per and EMI in 1994, but the Swedish court decided not to prosecute. The decision from the British court is expected in October 2002.

  "I'm not fighting for the money," Malmstedt said to Svenska Dagbladet's reporter. "I'm fighting for justice."

  Update: In Aftonbladet's report about the case, they reveal that Per's lawyers have tried to stop the legal process because Malmstedt has not complied with the court's order to pay 1,850 British pounds (3,033 euros) after an unsuccessful trial in which Malmstedt tried to stop distribution of "Sleeping In My Car". However, this was not deemed a reason big enough to stop the process. Aftonbladet also listed other cases where Per has been accused of plagiarism: "Listen To Your Heart" and "What About Love" by Heart, "The Look" and "U Got The Look" by Prince, and "Dressed For Success" and "Wild Thing" by Troggs.

  It also seems that Stephan Malmstedt has appeared on at least two records with Per and Marie: "Radio Parlophone - andra sändningen" (Malmstedt performed "It's Gonna Take A Long Time" with Marie on backing vocals, also included songs by Gyllene Tider and Per Gessle) and "Hi Fidelity" (Malmstedt with "The Red Light", included songs by Gyllene Tider and Marie), both released in 1983.

  Mari, Tia, Darya and Laura contributed to this article.

• Svenska Dagbladet article
• Aftonbladet article
• Malmstedt's "Jenny and I" song (Real Player)