August 21, 2014

The Colombian singer performed

Judge Alvin Hellerstein said Shakira's Spanish-language version of Loca had infringed on a song by Dominican singer Ramon Arias Vazquez. loemg123的家園

The English version of Loca was "not offered into evidence" at the trial.茨維塔耶娃每一首詩都像是心靈剖白

Shakira's song has sold millions of copies since its 2010 release, reaching the top of the charts in Latin America.loemg123的個人空間

In a ruling on Tuesday, Judge Hellerstein said Shakira's hit single was based on a 2007 song by Dominican rapper Eduard Edwin Bello Pou, better known as El Cata, who the judge said had also copied his fellow countryman.

"There is no dispute that Shakira's version of the song was based on Bello's version," wrote the judge in his ruling.

"Accordingly, I find that, since Bello had copied Arias, whoever wrote Shakira's version of the song also indirectly copied Arias," he concluded.lomeng458

Ramon Arias Vazquez penned his song Loca con su Tiguere in the 1990s, but Bello has denied copying it.
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The case has yet to determine damages for the plaintiff, Mayimba Music, which holds the rights to Arias' work.

Shakira's song was distributed by Sony in both Spanish and English, but the copyright lawsuit mainly focused on the Spanish version. huwse345

On 13 July, the Colombian singer performed at the World Cup closing ceremony in Rio de Janeiro.

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