The Supreme Court of South Korea has dismissed a plagiarism claim by US composer Jonathan Wright against Pinkfong regarding the Baby Shark song. The court upheld earlier rulings in favor of Pinkfong, which argued that its 2016 version was a valid arrangement of a public domain song. Baby Shark has achieved immense success, becoming the most-viewed video on YouTube with over 16 billion views. Wright’s version reportedly lacked substantial originality to warrant separate copyright protection, leading to the court's ruling against his claim.
The South Korean supreme court upheld two lower court verdicts favoring Pinkfong, dismissing a plagiarism lawsuit by composer Jonathan Wright regarding the Baby Shark song.
The Baby Shark Dance video, created by Pinkfong, is the most viewed video on YouTube with over 16 billion views, far surpassing the second most viewed video.
Collection
[
|
...
]