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Bad Bunny Fights 'Frankenstein' Copyright Claim
15 Jul
Summary
- Bad Bunny argues accusers assembled a copyright from separate songs.
- The lawsuit claims Steely & Clevie own the dembow rhythm's origin.
- Bad Bunny seeks immediate appeal to shorten lengthy litigation.
Bad Bunny is urging a judge to reconsider a ruling that allows a sprawling lawsuit concerning the origins of the reggaeton dembow rhythm to proceed. His legal team argues that the plaintiffs' copyright claim is fundamentally flawed, describing it as a "Frankenstein" compilation derived from three distinct songs rather than a single original work.
The lawsuit, filed in 2021, asserts that the 1989 track "Fish Market" by reggae duo Steely & Clevie is the source of the iconic boom-ch-boom-chick beat. However, Bad Bunny's lawyers contend that the purported copyright does not exist entirely within any single song mentioned in the claim.
Faced with potentially years of litigation and extensive discovery, Bad Bunny's attorneys have requested the right to appeal the ruling immediately to a federal appeals court. They believe this could significantly expedite the resolution of the complex case involving numerous artists and thousands of songs.
