ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, ðə kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪt hˈoʊldɚz ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɔŋ "kˈɪŋstən tˈaʊn", spˈɑːɹɾə flˈɔːɹɪdə mjˈuːzɪk ɡɹˈuːp, stˈɑːɹɾᵻd lˈiːɡəl ˈækʃən ɐɡˈɛnst hˈɪltən ænd wˈɔːɹnɚ tʃˈæpɛl mjˈuːzɪk fɔːɹ plˈeɪdʒɚɹˌɪzəm dˈuː tʊ ɐlˈɛdʒd sˌɪmɪlˈæɹᵻɾiz bᵻtwˈiːn "stˈɑːɹz ɑːɹ blˈaɪnd" ænd "kˈɪŋstən tˈaʊn".
In June 2007, the copyright holders of the 1970 song "Kingston Town", Sparta Florida Music Group, started legal action against Hilton and Warner Chappell Music for plagiarism due to alleged similarities between "Stars Are Blind" and "Kingston Town".