https://www.law.com/therecorder/2024/08/08/universal-music-hit-with-copyright-claim-over-use-of-song-in-pitbull-recording/
Pitbull (Credit: Nick Biemans/Shutterstock)NEWS
Composer Aaron LaCanfora contends his song “Samir’s Theme” was shared with artist DJ White Shadow years before the release of Pitbull’s 2021 song “I Feel Good.”
August 08, 2024 at 07:28 PM
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What You Need to Know
- LaCanfora’s company holds a 2006 copyright on the composition.
- The suit says there are obvious similarities between the two works.
- The Pitbull song was included in a 2021 commercial ad for the Smirnoff company.
Universal Music Group was hit with a copyright infringement claim on Thursday over use of a composition that a producer says was misappropriated by the recording artist Pitbull in his 2021 song “I Feel Good.”
Sanders Law Group filed the complaint in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York on behalf of All Surface Publishing, a New York-based company led by Aaron LaCanfora.
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