Songwriter Steve Ronsen is pulling a Flame on Lady Gaga -- claiming a three-note progression in "Shallow" mimics notes he wrote in his 2012 single "Almost." Similarly, Flame, a Christian rock artist, just won $2.78 million in a lawsuit against Katy Perry claiming a six-note sequence from his single "Joyful Noise" is replicated in Perry's "Dark Horse."

While a suit hasn't yet been filed, recent wins like Flame's and the one by Marvin Gaye's estate against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for "Blurred Lines," which awarded the estate more than $7 million, encourages someone like Ronsen to find any teeny tiny similarity in their music with a song of someone much more famous and to claim copyright infringement.

Apparently Gaga's attorneys have ignored the matter thus far (we don't blame them), while Ronsen's lawyer told Us Weekly in a statement: "In an effort to amicably resolve this matter months ago, my office provided Lady Gaga’s legal team, at their request, with an official report from a renowned and respected musicologist and professor who determined that there are significant tempo, melodic, rhythmic and harmonic similarities between the two ‘hooks’ of the songs at issue. Lady Gaga’s team has yet to provide my office with an opposing musicologist report, which we have requested multiple times."

Still, when asked for a statement, Gaga's attorney Orin Snyder responded -- warning Ronsen and his lawyer, it'll be a tough battle should they decide to file suit: "Mr. Ronsen and his lawyer are trying to make easy money off the back of a successful artist. It is shameful and wrong. I applaud Lady Gaga for having the courage and integrity to stand up on behalf of successful artists who find themselves on the receiving end of such [claims]. Should Mr. Shirian [Ronsen’s attorney Mark D. Shirian] proceed with this case, Lady Gaga will fight it vigorously and will prevail."