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Lawsuit Over Karol G, Tiësto Song Dismissed, Judge Blasts ‘Expert’ for Misidentified Chords
A copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Karol G and Tiësto was dismissed Wednesday amid claims the plaintiff's expert misidentified chords.
In Lorente’s case, he made “no attempt to offer proof of direct copying,” so the viability of his lawsuit ended up depending largely on Viera’s expert opinion. “These lapses only reinforce the conclusion that Viera lacks the expertise to perform the kind of comparative analysis his report purports to offer,” Chief U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga wrote in her ruling. It shot to Number Four on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and marked the first major music release in English for Karol G, a Colombian superstar.
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