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Pitbull’s ‘I Feel Good’ at Center of Copyright Infringement Lawsuit: ‘An Exact Copy’

Pitbull's 2021 dance hit "I Feel Good" was copied from an earlier track that was created more than 15 years earlier, a new lawsuit claims.

The case doesn’t name Pitbull personally as a defendant but instead targets his record label Mr. 305 Inc., as well as DJ White Shadow (Paul Edward Blair), who produced the track and was also featured on it as an artist. In the case of “I Feel Good,” the lawsuit claims All Surface owner Aaron LaCanfora sent “Samir’s Theme” directly to DJ White Shadow in 2011. The lawsuit also names Universal Music Group as a defendant, claiming that Mr. 305 Inc. is a “fully owned subsidiary of UMG,” though it’s not clear if that’s true.

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