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Sony Gets $800,000 in Damages Over TikTok Rapper’s Infringement
Sony Music won an $800,000 judgement over TikTok rapper Trefuego's unlicensed Toshifumi Hinata sample on the rapper's 2019 song '90mh.'
A TikTok rapper has been ordered to pay Sony Music just over $800,000 for copyright infringement involving one of his songs, according to court documents filed on Wednesday. “In copying the ‘Reflections’ musical composition and sound recording, Trefuego brazenly sought to ride the coattails of Hinata’s creativity and popularity without regard to the United States copyright laws or the rights of Plaintiffs,” Sony claimed in its initial complaint. “Some may query the wisdom of pursuing a claim against a relatively small fish like Trefuego, but that fact does not render Sony’s motivation improper or their lawsuit unreasonable,” Pittman wrote.
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