The judge expressed some reluctance to rule as a matter of law whether the percussion arrangement of a 1989 instrumental track was an original creation that warranted protection under copyright law.
LOS ANGELES (CN) — Attorneys for dozens of reggaeton artists, including global stars Bad Bunny and J Balvin, on Friday sought to persuade a federal judge that the so-called Dem Bow Riddim incorporated in a 1989 instrumental track by two Jamaican producers wasn’t an original creation that merits copyright protection.
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