![]() Accordingly, I find that, since Bello had copied Arias, whoever wrote Shakira's version of the song also indirectly copied Arias."ĭamages to be paid to the plaintiff, Mayimba Music, have yet to be determined. Thanks Farallon (/swax),JUUNEx (/user-74589307), Cody McCormack, Peaches, Jamie Nahon, Jordan Gibbs, Alberto Teamshelldown, Will Davenport on. He concluded on Tuesday (August 19): "There is no dispute that Shakira's version of the song was based on Bello's version. THIS IS A STUDIO OR PHOTOGRAPHERS COLOR FILM SLIDE FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION. He ruled that while 'Loca' was based on an earlier version of a song by El Cata, that song had copied Arias Vasquez's song 'Loca con su Tiguere'. SHAKIRA Hips Dont Lie WHENEVER WHEREVER La Tortura DARE Waka Waka LOCA. Judge Alvin Hellerstein said that 'Loca' indirectly infringed the copyright of a song by Dominican singer Ramon Arias Vazquez. The Spanish-language version of 'Loca' - which featured Dominican rapper Edward Edwin Bello Pou, better known as El Cata - was released as a single in 2010 and sold over five million copies.Īn English-language version of the song was also recorded with Dizzee Rascal, but was "not offered into evidence", according to BBC News. 12-cv-1094.A US federal judge has found that Shakira's hit 'Loca' breached copyright laws. District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing et al, in the U.S. Mayimba’s attorney James Sheinbaum had earlier suggested the other songs could have been put on the cassette after 1998 possibly by someone other than Arias. He said Arias’ song must have been created at the same time. ![]() Hellerstein also said other songs on the tape belonged to a Dominican band and were written in 20. Gonzalez was born in 1989, and would have been only 9 years old if the tape was made, as claimed, in 1998. He noted the photo on the cassette’s cover depicts an adult man named Jhoan Gonzalez. On Monday, the judge said he had lost faith in Arias’ testimony. Hellerstein had been set to rule on damages when Sony brought its 11th-hour evidence to the court. Loca (English: Crazy) is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her seventh studio album, Sale el Sol (2010). Sony’s attorney Barry Slotnick said after the ruling, “we’re very pleased and gratified on behalf of Sony and the real writers, El Cata and Shakira.” It’s not known if the company will appeal. As a result, he said, the copyright is invalid.Ī representative for Mayimba declined to comment on Monday’s ruling. copyright, was not made in 1998 as claimed. On Monday, Hellerstein said new Sony evidence offered “competent and substantial proof” that the cassette on which Arias allegedly recorded the song, which had been used to register a U.S. New York-based Mayimba Music, which owns the rights to Arias’ work, sued Sony in 2012. Shakira reached the top of the Latin Billboard charts with “Loca,” reportedly selling more than five million copies worldwide. Last August, Hellerstein ruled that Shakira’s Spanish-language chart topper, and another song by a Dominican rapper known as El Cata, illegally ripped off a recording by Ramon Arias Vasquez called “Loca con su Tiguere.” The judge found the Sony units liable for distributing the infringing songs. ![]() District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan, dismissing the copyright infringement case against Sony/ATV Latin and Sony/ATV Discos. ![]() “here was a basic issue of fraud in the trial,” said U.S. judge said the songwriter had lied to the court and the cassette tape on which his claims were based is a fake. NEW YORK - A case in which pop star Shakira’s 2010 hit single “Loca” was found to be an illegal copy of a Dominican songwriter’s work came crashing down on Monday when a U.S. Colombian singer Shakira acknowledges the audience after she performed "Loca" at the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada November 10, 2011.
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