Kesha Rose Sebert's case against Sony Music was dismissed Wednesday, after a New York judge rejected the pop singer's claims that she should be released from her contract because of alleged sexual and emotional abuse by superstar producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald.<br />In her ruling, the judge said that singer had not proved the alleged assault was a "gender-motivated hate crime," one of several reasons for tossing out the case.<br />Beyond the opposing claims, however, the case has struck a chord on social media and elsewhere in large part because of gender - specifically, the music industry's historically poor treatment of women.
